The UN nuclear watchdog chief visited Japan's stricken Fukushima plant on Wednesday, the day after Tokyo approved an energy ...

The organisation is monitoring the decades-long process to decommission the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, which went into ...

Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for ...

Japan has spent decades making its buildings more resilient to earthquakes. Similar changes could be difficult for the US to ...

Playwright Keiko Green's "Empty Ride" follows the story of a woman who returns home to a small town in Japan, after the 2011 ...

Wildfires have plagued Japan for generations. Tragedies have fueled the nation to learn more, and stop tragedies elsewhere.

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake sent a tsunami hurtling towards Japan's east coast, killing 20,000 people, wiping out 120,000 buildings and sparking a partial meltdown at the Fukushima ...

Those stories originated in Japan, where some taxi drivers in the city of Ishinomaki reported encountering “ghost passengers” ...

Japan says it will increase its reliance on nuclear energy in a major policy shift as it seeks to meet growing demand from ...

Japan plans to decide by 2030 where to finally dispose of radioactive Fukushima soil removed during the decontamination ...

Japan and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have held rescue drills in Thailand in preparation for flooding and other major disasters.

"Each disaster has served as a catalyst for ... Dimmer said. In the wake of Japan's 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident, the country invested in coastal infrastructure, including ...