In Japan, swarms of earthquakes are fueling a dip in tourism and a viral panic over predictions of the next 'big one' ...

A rare slow-motion earthquake discovered off Japan’s coast sheds light on tectonic behavior and may improve tsunami ...

Additionally, Akusekijima was rocked by two more tremors overnight. The first, at 12:08 am, measured 4, followed by a ...

More than 1,700 earthquakes strong enough to be felt by humans have struck the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, ...

It is the first time that a Japanese emperor has mourned at a site where Japanese people were detained abroad, according to ...

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

Japan experiences about 1,500 earthquakes a year, almost a fifth of the global total. The country has spent decades putting earthquake preparedness plans in place.

Japan’s chief meteorologist calls rumors of a July earthquake a hoax and urges people not to worry Tourists walk through the Torii path at Nezu Shrine in Tokyo on May 28, 2025.

The 10:41 p.m. earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 and an epicenter in a northwestern area of Chiba Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

The head of Japan 's meteorological agency on Friday dismissed widespread rumors of a major earthquake in Japan this summer as unscientific and a “hoax," urging people not to worry because even ...

TOKYO (AP) — The head of Japan's meteorological agency on Friday dismissed widespread rumors of a major earthquake in Japan this summer as unscientific and a “hoax," urging people not ...

A Magnitude 6 earthquake struck off coast of Hokkaido, Japan on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles) (Representational) ...