A thick layer of slippery clay on the ocean floor may have formed the weak spot that enabled a magnitude 9.1 quake to make such a devastating tsunami.

From high-end boutiques to housing in disaster zones with beer-crate foundations, the Japanese architect creates with things people throw away. What will his distillery in whisky’s holy land look like ...

On 11 March 2011, at 2.46pm, Japan was rocked by the most powerful earthquake in its history, triggering tsunami alerts and causing panic. This documentary captures the experiences of survivors and ...

Iwate's governor said the prefecture still faces challenges such as 'mental health care support, rebuilding people's ...

Since March 11, 2011, staff photographers of The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper have been covering the people and places affected ...

TOKYO -- Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has resumed power generation and transmission to the grid from its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata prefecture, central Japan.

The human tragedies and environmental consequences of Japan’s most powerful earthquake in 2011, which caused a disaster at Fukushima nuclear plant A worker dons protective clothing to guard against ...

Japan's former currency chief says the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is "behind the curve" on taking policy action, adding that higher interest rates would help address inflation and stabilise markets.

According to a survey by Japan Toilet Labo, a non-profit organisation based in Tokyo, when the Noto earthquake hit, nearly 90 per cent of people needed to go to the toilet within six hours. However, ...

Project Roki is underway at Camelback Ranch, the ninth-inning sensation of the Dodgers’ most recent World Series run working to solidify a place in the team’s rotation.

KANAZAWA—Takaaki Furutani returned to his musical roots to chart a new course for his family’s struggling lumber business.

Loran Smith explores the ancient ginkgo tree—its roots in dinosaur-era China, survival of Hiroshima and Japan’s 1923 quake, ...