A powerful earthquake hit Noto, Japan, in 2024, taking scientists by surprise. The quake’s unexpected nature left communities ...

As urban areas expand, the threat of natural disasters becomes a pressing concern for city planners and disaster management ...

Yet surging stocks have meant little to the average Japanese household. Wages have generally lagged the rate of inflation.

Voters issued a damning rebuke to the Liberal Democratic Party and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, William Pesek writes in a ...

On Oct. 28, 1989, the Oakland A's wrapped up an earthquake-delayed sweep of the World Series over the San Francisco Giants.

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

A hugely pivotal week for world markets begins with investors in Asia already bracing for volatile trading in Japanese assets ...

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has resumed a test retrieval of fuel debris from one of the ...

It’s a Tilt-the-World week for global markets, starting with a seismic jolt in Japan. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s loss of a parliamentary majority has upended decades of political dominance by the ...

The Liberal Democrats, long the guiding force for Japan, are in disarray just when their country needs them the most.

By year end, over half of the world’s population will have participated in a national election.With so many voters going to ...