This is Tokyo’s famous Shibuya Crossing, which is one of the busiest pedestrian crossings in the world. It feels like the ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck northeastern Japan early Saturday morning with strong shaking felt in Miyagi ...

On Dec. 26, 2004, a powerful 9.1-magnitude earthquake, triggered a tsunami that killed around 230,000 people across a dozen ...

Chennai, December 26 (ANI): 20th Tsunami Memorial Day is being observed in Chennai on December 26. On December 26, 2004, a ...

The average age of NSW residents has risen past 40 for the first time, triggering concerns that housing and healthcare in the ...

The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Thursday it will start the second round of a tricky operation to collect samples of radioactive debris from the site this spring.

China and Japan agreed Wednesday to set up talks on often contentious security issues as they seek to improve a relationship riven in recent years by a range of issues, from territorial disputes to ...

No tsunami alert was issued after the government sent strong tremor warnings for residents in Tokyo and prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama, Yamanashi and Shizuoka. Some train lines, including ...

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 ...

Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya on Wednesday raised "serious concerns" over China's military buildup as he met ...

Thursday marked the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami that claimed the lives of about 230,000 people.

December 18 NEWSROOM TOKYO Bangkok Live Lineup: 1. 20 years on from Indian Ocean Tsunami 2. Aceh residents learn tsunami lessons via app 3. Jakarta live ...