Severe snowfall and related accidents across Japan have killed at least 29 people, including foreign nationals on holiday, in ...

Heavy snow in northern Japan has blocked roads and caused dozens of deaths nationwide. As of Wednesday, 15 prefectures have been affected, with snow reaching up to 6.5 feet in some areas.

In March 2025, the government of Japan announced initial guidelines for how they plan to evacuate 110,000 residents and ...

One of the surviving reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant was loaded with fuel last summer and recently turned back on, ...

In a country where natural disasters are a constant threat, Japan has launched its first private-sector network dedicated to supporting evacuees, aiming to prevent avoidable deaths and safeguard human ...

IWAKUNI, Japan — Life in coastal Japan brings its own set of major hazards — earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and landslides. For average American service members, civilian employees and their families ...

The world witnessed one of the worst nuclear disasters in history. The Fukushima Daiichi power plant disaster, triggered by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake and the resulting tsunami, caused a chain ...

The world's biggest nuclear power plant was restarted Wednesday for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, its Japanese operator said, despite persistent safety concerns among residents.