The Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11 ... the March 2011 quake; and the 2018 quake that struck Hokkaido. Until 1996, shindo was mostly measured by the agency’s staff stationed around ...

the heavy rains in western Japan in 2018; the earthquake in eastern Iburi, Hokkaido, also in 2018; and Typhoon No. 15 that tore through the Boso Peninsula in 2019. “The works of the 49 ...

A new study in Japan has taken a look at estimates for long-term economic damage in the event of a mega earthquake. The Japan Society of Civil Engineers says it would be devastating. Its report ...

Earlier this month, an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck northern Osaka, killing 5 people and injuring more than 300. A government panel has released its latest earthquake probability map, which ...