The epicenter of the first earthquake was in eastern Shimane prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Japan’s Japan Meteorological Agency says there is no tsunami risk, but warns that earthquakes up to upper-5 intensity could ...

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at approximately 56 miles, 91 km, east of Noda, a town located in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture, on the ...

Earthquakes continue to rattle western Japan after a magnitude 6.4 tremor struck the area on Tuesday. Officials are urging ...

Japan has lifted a tsunami advisory issued after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 hit the country's northeastern region ...

Rising xenophobia, ‘vigilante’ patrols and memories of 1923 have rights advocates concerned that history could repeat itself.

TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake shook western Japan on Tuesday, but no major damage or life-threatening injuries were ...

January 1 marks two years since a massive earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula in central Japan. The region is still reeling from the disaster, whose death toll, including people who died later from ...

This comes barely a month after a powerful earthquake had hit the northeastern part of the country, prompting the evacuation ...

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck offshore Japan on New Year’s Eve, prompting monitoring by authorities. No tsunami warning was issued as seismic activity continues.

Japan is on alert after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck its northern regions late on Monday, prompting tsunami warnings and a rare government advisory about the possibility of a “megaquake” over the ...