Japan’s non-life insurers paid ¥23.78 billion across 30,838 residential claims following the July 28, 2026, Kumamoto ...

Yatsushiro’s public water supply coverage rate is only 52.1%, leaving nearly half of local households reliant on well water ...

Japan is reeling from the latest major earthquake to hit the country. Many people are trapped inside an Aeon Mall shopping centre after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Kyushu island, the fire service ...

The Kinki region has an unusually high concentration of active faults, largely because of the expansion of the Sea of Japan during the formation of the Japanese archipelago ...

Emergency workers attempting to rescue survivors after a recent earthquake in Kyushu, Japan, also had to cope with extreme summer heat. Extreme heat affects almost every aspect of an emergency ...

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Japan on Tuesday, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate and prompting the collapse of several buildings, including a shopping mall. Japanese ...

Looking at the support system for the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake, the name "JMAT" appears alongside DMAT, DWAT, JRAT, and ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, early on Sunday. However, there is no danger of a tsunami, the country’s meteorological agency said.

Footage captures the moment a powerful earthquake sends a Japanese newsroom into chaos. The 1995 Kobe earthquake measured magnitude 6.9 and lasted only about 20 seconds, but the destruction was ...

Find out how to be ready for earthquakes and coastal hazards in Japan so you can explore beaches, temples, and city attractions with peace of mind.