Unfounded online rumours warning that a huge earthquake will soon strike Japan are taking a toll on travel firms and airlines ...

Ishikawa Prefecture recorded the highest payouts. Japan’s insurance claims paid for the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, and ...

The rumours follow a Japanese manga comic, republished in 2021, which predicts a major natural disaster in July 2025, based ...

Post-disaster housing loss, financial strain, and healthcare disruption were linked to long-term cognitive decline in older ...

With the Asian Games set to be held in September and October, considered to be the peak typhoon season, the Organising ...

When deciding whether to shelter in place during an emergency, social roles, environmental knowledge, economic status, and ...

The Japanese government is considering roughly doubling the supply of stockpiled rice to about 600,000 tons, as rice prices ...

TOKYO -- Roughly 60% of Japanese localities in the area where the next megaquake is expected to hit lack one or more critical supplies that would serve the needs of evacuees, according to a Nikkei ...

The UNESCO Tehran Office will lead the project in collaboration with the Natural Environment and Biodiversity Division of ...

Japan, China, South Korea and the 10 ASEAN countries agreed to enhance their regional financial safety net by launching a new ...

The leaders of Japan and Chile on Sunday reaffirmed the importance of free trade as both countries feel the impact of tariffs ...