A major earthquake in Japan's southwest killed at least 13 people and left several injured or missing after a shopping center and a paper mill were heavily damaged.

A magnitude 5.9 quake jolted Japan on Sunday, catching sleeping residents off guard—weeks after a stronger quake displaced ...

A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled the Tokyo area in the early hours of Sunday, Aug. 23 ...

Almost no other country in the world is rocked by such frequent and damaging earthquakes as Japan, which sits on the boundary of four tectonic plates.

Many households lack running water or power after Tuesday's 7.1-magnitude quake Death toll reaches 25, most at collapsed paper mill tower, shopping mall explosion Total 34 dead, including those still ...

A fire broke out Thursday during the demolition of an earthquake-damaged chimney at a paper factory in Japan’s southwestern ...

HIKAWA, Kumamoto -- A festival dedicated to praying for children's health and well-being was recently held in this town, ...

Japan’s government Earthquake Research Committee has warned that active faults in and around the Kinki region could produce a ...

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s eastern region, with the epicenter around Ibaraki/Chiba at about 70 kilometers deep ...

Last month, a magnitude 7.1 quake struck the Kumamoto area on Japan's southernmost island of Kyushu, killing 38 people and ...

The Kinki region has an unusually high concentration of active faults, largely because of the expansion of the Sea of Japan ...

A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 has rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, but no tsunami ...