In 2011, Japan suffered one of the worst environmental disasters in modern history. A magnitude 9.0 struck under the Pacific Ocean, 72 km east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region of Japan.

Here's a look at the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March of 2011. March 11, 2011 - At 2:46pm, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake takes place 231 miles northeast of Tokyo at a depth of 15.2 miles ...

About aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami included ...

Japanese officials plan to start releasing treated but still slightly radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima ...

One of the less-noticed effects of tsunamis, for humans at least, is the way they can carry species into unfamiliar territory, such as saltwater fish into normally fresh waters. A study of the effects ...