It measured up to 70 centimeters on Tokyo's Hachijojima island. In a sea area southwest of Torishima island in the Izu island chain, which is believed to be the source of the tsunami, four quakes ...

Although the tsunami advisory for the Izu and Ogasawara ... 8:20 a.m. advisory followed an earthquake at around 8:14 a.m. near Tokyo's uninhabited Torishima island that morning.

A powerful earthquake struck off Japan's southern coast on Thursday, triggering a tsunami advisory. Residents were urged to stay away from the coastline, but there were no immediate reports of ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, which has jurisdiction over the Islands, conducted coastal patrols and said there were no casualties. Tsunami waves ranging in height from 10 to 40 ...

Tokyo is set to introduce a four-day workweek for government employees in its latest push to help working mothers and boost record-low fertility rates. Many sociologists attribute the plunging bir ...

Tokyo: The operator of Japan s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Thursday it will start the second round of a tricky ...

No tsunami warning was issued, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported. There were no immediate reports of damage, as per the outlet. Rail firm JR West have announced that bullet trains between ...

A tsunami is life-threatening. If you are near the coast or the mouth of a river, evacuate immediately. NHK has summarized the differences between tsunami warnings and advisories, and compiled ...

Fukushima's long road to recovery Japan's tsunami debris: Five remarkable stories Okuma's 10,000 residents were among nearly half a million people to flee the region after the disaster. BBC Tokyo ...

by University of Tokyo. Before taking his current position ... In 2007, the city of Pisco suffered substantial damage from an earthquake and tsunami of 1-3 meters, resulting in over 500 fatalities, 15 ...

Buildings in Tokyo shook for more than two minutes ... The 2011 earthquake triggered a tsunami and destroyed the Fukushima nuclear plant, sparking a major disaster after radiation leaked from ...