Officials in western Japan have held large-scale disaster drills ahead of the UN-designated World Tsunami Awareness Day on ...

Japan is an extremely quake-prone nation. In March 2011, a major quake and tsunami caused meltdowns at a nuclear plant. The latest warning was the first time since the 2011 disaster that a tsunami ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency immediately issued a tsunami warning along coastal regions of western Japan, and the first waves were reported hitting the coast just over 10 minutes later.

TOKYO--Japan has issued a tsunami advisory to residents of Izu and Ogasawara islands after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 occurred in the Pacific Ocean near unpopulated ...

World Tsunami Awareness Day was the brainchild of Japan, which due to its repeated, bitter experience has over the years ...

TOKYO — Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami ... The meteorological agency initially issued a major tsunami warning for Ishikawa and lower-level tsunami warnings or advisories for the rest ...

The constant threat of earthquakes has led Japan to develop one of the world's most sophisticated tsunami warning systems. There are several nuclear power plants in the affected areas, however ...

World Tsunami Awareness Day is celebrated every year on November 5 to boost people's understanding of the harmful effects of ...

A massive earthquake of 7.6 magnitude hit Japan today triggering a tsunami warning. According to media report, Japan Meteorological Agency has issued tsunami warnings for the coastal prefectures of ...

The world is more prepared than ever for a devastating tsunami thanks to early warning systems, ocean science experts said ...

In this way, an early warning concerning communities being prepared ... On November 5, 1854, a huge earthquake of 8.4 ...