On March 11, 2011, one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded triggered a disaster that would shock the world, the devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.

With disasters more intense and more frequent, there is less time to recover and mourn. See how new technology – and new approaches to the strain – aim to help.

In April 2012, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle was found on Graham Island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago off the coast of British Columbia. It belonged to Ikuo Yokoyama, a survivor of the earthquake and ...

Iran yesterday warned more countries against getting involved in its war with the US and Israel, after US President Donald Trump urged world powers to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz ...

Critics say the fee rise is designed to keep 'poor' foreigners out, as Japan bets on AI and robots to plug its growing ...

Bryson Torgovitsky, 26, is an American PhD candidate in marine biology at Tohoku University. The TOMODACHI program, which he ...

Haruka Noguchi, 30, is helping tackle the daunting challenge of decommissioning the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

Nine countries now possess nuclear weapons and we have just seen the start of a new war in the Middle East over one more nation supposedly trying to acquire them. While we consider the dangers of such ...

The world is unpredictable, and even the safest nuclear power plant can’t guarantee that it will hold up against whatever tragedy is coming next. The morning light was peaking over the sandstone bluff ...