After deadly tremors a decade ago, Kumamoto built earthquake-resistant buildings and even trained locals in search and rescue ...

How Japanese buildings are designed to survive even the most devastating earthquakes - Japan has invested in decades of ...

In the aftermath of the devastating Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, collapsed buildings blocked rescue efforts and ...

Almost no other country in the world is rocked by such frequent and damaging earthquakes as Japan, which sits on the boundary ...

The earthquake caused dozens of injuries, according to Japanese media. At a shopping mall, people were trapped after an ...

At least 14 people died after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said “every second counts” as thousands of military ...

A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck in Japan near Kumamotto in Japan on July 28, one of the more powerful earthquakes this year recorded in the region. Here are graphics explaining the quake’s intensity ...