The Fire and Disaster Management Agency issued an emergency alert at the time of the quake, predicting strong shaking in the ...

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck off the southeastern coast of the Nemuro Peninsula in Japan on Thursday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The JMA ...

TOKYO (AP) — The head of Japan's meteorological agency on Friday dismissed widespread rumors of a major earthquake in Japan this summer as unscientific and a “hoax," urging people not to worry because ...

Japan’s government on Saturday warned of more possible strong earthquakes in waters southwest of its main islands, but urged the public not to believe unfounded predictions of a major disaster.

A moderately strong, 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Japan on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The disaster killed 15,900 people, with 2,520 people still listed as missing as of the end of February, according to the ...