On November 5, 1854, a huge earthquake of 8.4 magnitude struck the Kii Peninsula in Japan, creating a devastating tsunami. Local elder Goryo Hamaguchi set rice sheaves on fire to drive villagers ...

A nuclear reactor in Japan that had been restarted less than a week ago, after a gap of over 13 years, had to be shut down again due to an equipment problem. The Onagawa nuclear power plant’s ...

Following the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Japan had shut down all of its 54 commercial nuclear power plants. This was partly done owing to the havoc caused at the Fukushima nuclear plant.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. “He is the pride of Japan.” Shohei Ohtani fans in Japan are celebrating the Dodgers’ World Series win ...

Some people in the flood zone said the strength of the water was "like a tsunami", sending cars in the street tumbling on top of each other. Many are now without power after the flooding got into ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A sign warning drivers that they are entering a tsunami hazard zone is displayed along U.S. Route 101 also ...

This is the vile moment a burst pipe sprayed a fountain of sewage as high as a 10-story tower block over a Moscow suburb. Nauseating footage showed a tower of murky water gushing from a pipe ...

Japan has restarted a nuclear reactor at the Onagawa plant after a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami led to damage at nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant. The No. 2 reactor was put back online ...

By Motoko Rich Kiuko Notoya and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo Japan’s governing party lost its majority in parliamentary elections on Sunday, as voters delivered an emphatic rejection of the ...

Countries impacted by the Indian Ocean quake-tsunami in 2004, as well as those near fault lines such as Japan, are also particularly prone. In 2011, a colossal 9.0-magnitude undersea quake off ...

Whatever you called it, the pandemic heralded a seismic shift in how American workers viewed and approached work and their careers. Instead of clinging to a job for life, millions in gainful ...

The Great Tohoku earthquake of 2011 was a devastating natural disaster that struck northeastern Japan on March 11. This powerful magnitude-9 earthquake triggered a massive tsunami that caused ...