Japan raises probability of megaquake to over 80% in next 30 years - Government panel reveals more than 80 per cent ...

Hokkaido and other regions of Japan can expect to attract even more visitors from overseas, but they could be affected by earthquakes, typhoons and other natural disasters that Japan is prone to.

Two municipalities in Hokkaido that have applied for hosting ... to be chosen in areas not at risk of volcanic activity or earthquakes. The first-stage survey was conducted for the first time ...

A strong earthquake rocked Japan's northern island of Hokkaido shortly after 3AM on Thursday -- just one day after powerful typhoon Jebi left traces of destruction in the region. The intense ...

The latter was developed as part of rebuilding efforts from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. The Hokkaido East Trail runs across eastern Hokkaido in a south-north direction from the city ...

Japan's northern island of Hokkaido has been hit by a powerful earthquake, triggering landslides that engulfed houses. At least nine people have been killed and about 40 are missing, say local ...

the 2004 Chuetsu earthquake that killed 46 and derailed a bullet train; the Kumamoto quake in 2016; the March 2011 quake; and the 2018 quake that struck Hokkaido. Until 1996, shindo was mostly mea ...

Japan boasts the world's longest underwater tunnel, which stretches for more than miles under the seabed of the Tsugaru Strait, but it's now barely being used. Work on the Seikan Tunnel was completed ...

The earthquake, which was felt throughout Japan ... a megaquake in the next 30 years include the coast off Nemuro in Hokkaido, along the Chishima Trench, and the coast of Miyagi Prefecture ...