Dozens of earthquakes rocked the region, but a tsunami didn't seem imminent. Then the massive waves began crashing in.

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident reinforced the importance of having adequate national and international safety standards and guidelines in place so that nuclear power and technology remain safe ...

Tomiichi Murayama, who has died aged 101, was a hitherto unsung politician who unexpectedly became prime minister of Japan ...

Cardinal Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo said Murayama “will be remembered for his moral courage in leading Japan to confront its ...

Japanese Empress Emerita Michiko, wife of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and mother of Emperor Naruhito, marked her 91st birthday ...

Japan’s former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 “Murayama statement” apologizing to Asian victims of his country’s aggression, died Friday. He was 101. Murayama died at a ...

Tomiichi Murayama, Japan's former prime minister known for his landmark apology over World War II, died on Friday at age 101. His 1995 statement set a benchmark for Japan's wartime remorse and ...

Japan’s former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 “Murayama statement” apologizing to Asian victims of his country’s aggression, has died. He was 101.

People in Japan commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, which claimed over 6,400 lives. On Friday, at a park in Kobe, the capital of Hyogo Prefecture, residents ...

Two moderate earthquakes struck off Japan's northeastern coast today, the U.S. Geological Survey said — a magnitude 5.5 tremor about 39 miles east of Onagawa Chō and a magnitude 5.0 quake roughly 38 ...

INDEPENDENCE, Kan. — A Kansas man was on a cruise ship off the coast of Japan when one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded put the area under a tsunami warning. Bobby Hise said he woke up on ...