Since 2011, scientists have been puzzled about the force resulting from a gigantic earthquake and tsunami that destroyed, among other things, Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant. Now, a Guinness World ...

A local government in Japan voted Monday to restart the world's largest nuclear power plant, which has been closed since 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who took office two months ago, has backed nuclear restarts to strengthen energy security.

An international research expedition involving Cornell has uncovered new details as to why a 2011 earthquake northeast of ...

Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck ...

Nuclear facilities have been inspected in Japan as authorities assess the damage from a 7.5-magnitude earthquake.

Japan’s government says that the chances of a magnitude 8 earthquake have increased. Scientists can’t predict when one will ...

Megaquake is not a formal scientific category, but is a way of referring to very large earthquakes, typically magnitude eight or higher, that rupture major zones and can trigger huge tsunamis.

Japan has recorded a series of powerful aftershocks in the past several hours, including a magnitude 5.7 earthquake near the east coast of Honshu and a 4.9 earthquake in the Hokkaido region shortly ...

Japan issued a megaquake advisory Tuesday after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan's main island of Honshu, and just south of the ...

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the eastern coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan’s main island, on Monday. As residents assess the damage, officials warn that another major quake ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan was assessing damage Tuesday and cautioning people of potential aftershocks after a late-night 7.5 magnitude earthquake caused injuries, light damage and a tsunami in Pacific ...