The first is an earthquake occurring directly beneath the southern city center of Tokyo. The second is a magnitude-7.3 quake occurring beneath eastern Tama, a suburb of Tokyo. The third is a ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted.

In 2011, the deadliest quake and subsequent tsunami in recent Japanese history struck northwest of the capital Tokyo and killed at least 20,000 people. The 9.1 magnitude Tohoku earthquake spiraled ...

Twenty-two years after the earthquake, however, Tokyo again burned to ashes during a major air raid. The efforts to rebuild the city after World War II did not go according to plan in some aspects ...

THE last Seismometric Report issued by the Earthquake Research Institute completes the list of earthquakes felt in Tokyo in 1936. In addition to the central station, there are eleven others at ...

TOKYO and LONDON -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said.

Walk through Japan’s energetic urban heart and see a vibrant, creative culture that bounced back from war and natural disaster. Pedestrians, shoppers, and people-watchers stroll on Chuo-dori in ...

Tokyo, Japan - January 17, 2025 An earthquake preparation event was held on Friday at the British School in Tokyo. After receiving a lecture about earthquake mechanisms and the safety of the ...

A strong, 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Japan on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 9:19 p.m. Japan time about 7 miles ...

TOKYO (AP) — A tsunami advisory was issued for part of southwest Japan after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Monday, but the warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted.

Even though Tokyo sits in an earthquake zone, the city doesn’t lack tall buildings. Look carefully amongst the modern ...