Nakamura Miku left big city life to volunteer in the relief efforts following the Great Tohoku Earthquake of 2011, and the ...

The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5.

The coastline here is as beautiful as it is battered, in a region that has traditionally seen few tourists. But that’s starting to change.

North of Tokyo, the Tohoku region unfolds across seven prefectures that offer a world of scenic beauty and cultural exploration. From the dynamic Nebuta festival of Aomori Prefecture to Fukushima ...

Tohoku Electric Power Co. on Nov. 24 applied ... power plants following the Fukushima nuclear disaster triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.

The Great Tohoku Earthquake struck Japan on March 11, 2011, with a magnitude of 9.1 that also triggered a catastrophic tsunami that hit within 30 minutes of the quake. The tsunami disabled three ...