Memorial park opens 15 years after Fukushima disaster
SATURDAY, MAY 02, 2026
A memorial park dedicated to mourning the victims of the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster opened in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Saturday (May 2).
Japan warns 182 municipalities to prepare for major earthquake
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026
Japan has urged 182 municipalities in seven prefectures to stay ready for immediate evacuation after the magnitude 7.7 earthquake off the Sanriku coast.
Japan’s daily earthquakes: life on the ‘Ring of Fire’ and the race to prepare for the next big one
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2025
Japan, hit by about 1,500 quakes a year on the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’, warns the chance of a magnitude-8 tremor has risen, even as it leads the world in preparedness