Nearly 80 percent of municipalities within 30 kilometers of 15 nuclear power plants across Japan have a lower proportion of ...

Three decades later, the need for earthquake-resistant structures ... upper end of 6 to 7 on Japan’s seismic scale. The law was further amended in 2013, requiring building owners to conduct ...

Kullu’s District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) organised a six-day capacity development workshop at the Government ...

But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan ... falling debris from trees, buildings, overhead wires or ...

A professor of architecture at a university in Nagoya continues to support disaster-hit areas in and outside of Japan with ...

The aim of the policy is to enable local governments that will provide support, and the prefectures expected to receive help, to conduct joint disaster drills and other preparations.

Visitors enter the museum through the west wing of the employee bathhouse. This was the earliest part of the Taipei Railway ...

Pakistan's geographical positioning makes it susceptible to a range of natural disasters, including earthquakes, floods, and ...

In the geopolitical tug-of-war between Mainland China and the smaller landmasses around it, Taiwan stands out like no other.

Japan faced a massive earthquake, a huge tsunami, and a nuclear meltdown. All things considered, they fared pretty well. Why?