An earthquake registering an intensity of upper 5 on Japan's seismic scale of zero to 7 has hit the Aso region of Kumamoto Prefecture, in the southwestern part of the country.

TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake shook eastern Japan on Friday evening, but there was no tsunami warning, according to public broadcaster NHK. The temblor struck at 1003 GMT with a magnitude of 6 ...

An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted central Japan on Saturday evening, trapping at least five people when their homes collapsed, public broadcaster NHK said. The Japan ...

Japan issued a tsunami advisory for Iwate prefecture in the north of the country on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK said, asking residents to stay away from coastal areas. A tsunami was observed 70 km ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Meteorology Agency was monitoring for the possibility of a tsunami after a volcano erupted in Indonesia on Sunday, public broad caster NHK reported. A tsunami from the ...

NHK World-Japan, the 24-hour international English-language TV channel from Japan’s NHK, is set to show a two-part series on the devastating tsunami of March 11, 2011. 3/11—The Tsunami will explore ...

TOKYO — Japan issued tsunami alerts Monday after a series of strong quakes in the Sea of Japan. The Japan Meterological Agency reported quakes off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures shortly ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - A tsunami warning was lifted and no irregularities were reported at three nuclear plants early Saturday after a strong aftershock from a Thursday earthquake hit southern Japan, local ...