July 31, 2025 11:35 am
The viral video shows at least 30 Steller sea lions diving into the sea as an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Antsiferov Island.
July 30, 2025 1:50 pm
The earthquake and tsunami highlight the urgent need for global cooperation, resilient infrastructure, and inclusive disaster preparedness
July 30, 2025 11:42 am
The US Tsunami Warning System issues alerts for multiple countries that will be affected.
January 02, 2024 11:27 am
As waves as high as 3.3 feet swept away cars and infrastructure of Japan, several were left homeless, displaced, and awaiting rescue among the damage.
January 01, 2024 7:36 pm
The Japan Meteorological Agency has advised people residing in coastal areas and along rivers - where tsunami warnings have been issued - to evacuate immediately and move to safe areas.
March 17, 2022 2:43 pm
On the 11th anniversary of that earthquake earlier this month, some ruling party lawmakers urged the government to hasten the restart of nuclear power plants still shuttered because of safety concerns.
March 17, 2022 9:38 am
The region is part of northern Japan that was devastated by a deadly 9.0 quake and tsunami 11 years ago that caused nuclear reactor meltdowns, spewing massive radiation that still makes some parts uninhabitable.
November 25, 2017 9:14 am
Visitors no longer must put on hazmat suits and full-face charcoal-filter masks, or plastic shoe covers, unless they are going to the most contaminated areas.
March 11, 2016 9:46 am
Masaki Kamei, a doctor from Tokyo who has been visiting disaster-hit areas every year, senses life is coming back.
June 12, 2015 6:16 pm
Experts have yet to pinpoint the exact location of the melted fuel inside the three reactors and study it, and still need to develop robots capable of working safely in such highly radioactive conditions.



