A call informed the family that some human remains, a small jawbone with teeth had been discovered by a volunteer cleaning coastal debris. Police conducted a DNA test and confirmed that the remains ...

The disaster killed 15,900 people, with 2,520 people still listed as missing as of the end of February, according to the ...

In light of the recent tsunami and earthquake news – re: the 8.8-magnitude tremor that struck off the Russian coast, sending tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean – the threat of tectonic shifts ...

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency issued an emergency alert at the time of the quake, predicting strong shaking in the ...

A massive tsunami generated by a magnitude-9.1 earthquake struck Japan's coast within 30 minutes. Waves as high as 130 feet spilled over seawalls. Within days, three nuclear reactors were disabled.

Japan has resumed seafood exports to China for the first time since a ban was imposed over the discharge of treated ...

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan (Reuters) - When a massive earthquake struck in 2011, Japanese oyster fisherman Atsushi Fujita was working as usual by the sea. Soon after, a huge black wave slammed into his city ...