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

Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for example, has never seen a death or serious injury due to an earthquake or ...

The Oregon Office of Emergency Management advises on tsunami preparedness, emphasizing risk awareness and community planning.

Japan faced a massive earthquake, a huge tsunami, and a nuclear meltdown. All things considered, they fared pretty well. Why?

Japan has experienced three major earthquakes in the past 100 years. In an era of frequent natural disasters, Japan’s unique ...

A new "wind phone" has been installed in Oak Island to help people cope with grief. The phone, which is not connected to any ...

Teikoku Databank, a research company that tracks historic changes in the cost of assembling a plate of Japan’s beloved curry rice, found that the cost of the dish hit an all-time high of ¥377 in ...

Oregon's Governor designates February as Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness Month to promote disaster preparedness.

TOKYO: The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Wednesday it will start dismantling treated water tanks ...

A tsunami-like event that hit Peru’s northern coastline in late December, affecting Lobitos, Máncora and Cabo Blanco, may jeopardize the country’s recently renewed scallop export surge ...

Eggs remain in short supply around Hawaiʻi and that's pushed prices higher. Across the Pacific, there's a shortage of a ...

Much like the U.S.’s strategic petroleum reserve, Japan stockpiles up to 1 million tons (equal to the weight of 5,000 blue ...