The Earth's surface is constantly reshaped by the movement of tectonic plates, which make up the continental crust on which ...

A popular sunfish in Japan lost its appetite and banged on the side of its tank after the aquarium it lived in closed for ...

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Middle Army conducts an anti-disaster drill in Toyo in the western Japan prefecture of ...

TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory was issued for part of southwest Japan after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Monday, but the ...

The "Orange Route," a U.S. military training flight path stretching over the mountainous regions of Wakayama, Tokushima, ...

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southwest Japan on Monday ... as well as for the nearby Kochi Prefecture on Shikoku island. Residents in some coastal areas were told to evacuate their homes ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency said in a statement ... A tsunami advisory for the Miyazaki Prefecture as well as the Kochi prefecture was issued shortly after the tremor, CNN and CBS News reported.

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southwestern Japan, prompting tsunami warnings for Miyazaki and Kochi Prefectures. The Japan Meteorological Agency reported the quake was centered off the island of ...

INO, Kochi Prefecture--Over the last decade ... a town on the smallest of Japan’s four main islands known for its paper industry. “If we don’t have the people we can’t make products ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency initially estimated ... on the southwestern island of Kyushu, as well as nearby Kochi prefecture in Shikoku island, shortly after the quake struck at 9:19 p.m ...

Night - Mostly clear. Winds from NNW to NW at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 29 °F (-1.7 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 55 °F (12.8 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 9 mph (9.7 to 14. ...

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a powerful earthquake has struck southwestern Japan. Japanese officials issued ...