Tokyo's Meguro Ward has installed toilets in a public park that can operate without water or electricity. They would still work after major quakes or other disasters.

TOKYO (AP) — You're faced with a big disaster, like an earthquake, plus a small one – say, running out of diapers. What can you do? Cut open a plastic supermarket bag, place a small towel on it and ...

Tokyo, the world’s largest mega city with over 40 million people, sits on the edge of constant danger earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, typhoons, and even volcanic eruptions. Yet instead of waiting for ...

TOKYO, JAPAN, March 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a display of global city strategy, the governors of Tokyo and Bangkok have lined up to tackle climate-linked ...

TOKYO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 organisers are putting the final touches to preparations less than six months out from the start of the Olympics but the area they are most concerned about remains ...

Did you know Japan's crime syndicates were among the first responders after the 2011 tsunami? On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck eastern Japan, triggering a catastrophic tsunami that ...

TOKYO, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld a not guilty criminal verdict by a lower court that cleared former Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) (9501.T), opens new tab ...