The Earth's surface is constantly reshaped by the movement of tectonic plates, which make up the continental crust on which ...

A popular sunfish in Japan lost its appetite and banged on the side of its tank after the aquarium it lived in closed for ...

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Middle Army conducts an anti-disaster drill in Toyo in the western Japan prefecture of ...

The "Orange Route," a U.S. military training flight path stretching over the mountainous regions of Wakayama, Tokushima, ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of ...

Night - Mostly clear. Winds from NNW to NW at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 29 °F (-1.7 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 55 °F (12.8 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 9 mph (9.7 to 14. ...

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 hit southwestern Japan on Monday, triggering public warnings to stay ...

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a powerful earthquake has struck southwestern Japan. Japanese officials issued ...

INO, Kochi Prefecture--Stone skipping may be considered ... captivates everyone and is enjoyed by many players also outside Japan,” said Takahiro Shono, president of Niyodogawa Otakara Tanteidan ...

TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory was issued for part of southwest Japan after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Monday, but the ...

A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey put ...

Hidakawashi Co. President Hiroyoshi Chinzei holds up Japanese paper with a thickness of just 0.02 millimeters in Hidaka, Kochi Prefecture. (Mainichi/Masatoshi Maekawa) HIDAKA, Kochi -- In this ...