The owner recalled handing out food from his Lawson convenience store following the 1995 earthquake and ensuring it was open ...

People have soaked in frigid water in Ishikawa Prefecture to pray for a healthy year and reconstruction of areas hit by last ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has published a comprehensive disaster guide ... during and after an earthquake in Japan. If you’re on public transport: Follow the same guidelines outlined ...

Japan Railways trains automatically halt when the earthquake detection system ... learned several lessons from the 2011 disasters, from improving water supply infrastructure to fortifying backups ...

Workers in southwestern Japan on Tuesday worked to clear a road blocked by a small landslide and repair underground water pipes a day after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the region.

Sasaki's baseball career to this point has been marked by transcendent highs and complicated lows. His life story may help ...

"The Great Hanshin Earthquake is the starting point of Japan's earthquake disasters, as the know-how built up from the disaster helped us," he said, expressing gratitude to city officials and ...

Only about 15 percent of Japan’s 25,000 facilities that are considered vital in times of disaster are connected to earthquake-resistant water supply and sewer pipes, a land ministry survey ...

A strong earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has rattled southwestern Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency said Monday that tsunami advisories were issued for Miyazaki Prefecture, ...

U.S. Army aviators and Japanese troops are participating in Nankai Rescue, a U.S.-Japan disaster drill that kicked off Monday ...

Securing toilets in times of disaster has been a longstanding issue, as the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the ... due to road cuts and damage to water supply facilities.

After Thursday’s quake, he secured emergency supplies like food and water ... is because of how many earthquakes rock Japan, ...