Shinkansen can stop significantly faster and more safely when an earthquake strikes thanks to a new tremor detection and ...

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Before the most damaging waves from a magnitude 5.9 earthquake reached metropolitan Tokyo early Sunday morning, every cell phone in the city was already screaming. The Japan Meteorological Agency's ...

A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan’s Kumamoto region, causing fatalities, widespread damage, and transportation disruptions. While southern Kyushu faces ongoing recovery and aftershocks, ...

At least 23 people have died following the earthquake, according to the Kumamoto prefectural government, with local authorities reporting several others are in a critical condition. More than 100 ...

Ayataka Ebita, a Japan Meteorological Agency official in charge of monitoring earthquakes and tsunami, speaks during a press conference on the earthquake, in Tokyo on June 25, 2026. (Photo by JIJI ...

Saucepans fell out of kitchen cupboards and security cameras wobbled violently but no casualties or major damage were reported when a strong 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan on ...