Around 80% of Japan's 47 prefectures and 20 major cities have used drones at disaster sites, a Kyodo News survey showed Saturday, underscoring growing recognition of unmanned aircraft as an effective ...

References to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's project to establish a disaster management agency are scarce among political ...

Seventy percent of shops and restaurants currently operating from temporary facilities in the earthquake-hit Noto Peninsul ...

Giant kiriko lantern floats paraded on Friday through the Ushitsu district in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was hit hard ...

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In Japan's disaster-readiness culture, essentials are often stored near the entryway—your genkan, so they're easy to grab ...

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Residents of Tokara village in Japan have reported severe disruption to their daily lives due to the repeated earthquakes.

A REMOTE island chain has been rocked by more than 900 terrifying earthquakes in two weeks – forcing its residents to stay up ...

Over 800 earthquakes in 11 days have rattled Japan’s remote Tokara Islands, leaving residents anxious and sleepless.

TOKYO: A remote island chain in southern Japan has been shaken by more than 900 quakes in the last two weeks, the weather ...