The region is facing a series of challenges to prepare for any future tsunami evacuation, such as trying to encourage people ...

A look back at 60 Minutes' reporting on the deadly 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami which killed nearly 20,000.

In once-abandoned communities, life is cautiously returning as policymakers confront the staggering price of future recoveries.

President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday marked the 15th anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, urging continued ...

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 ...

SEATTLE — Tuesday's 8.8 magnitude earthquake is the largest detected on the planet since March of 2011, when a violent 9.0 shook Tohoku, Japan. This earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami, with ...

On 11 March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan, triggering a tsunami that devastated coastal ...

A small Japanese fishing community devastated by the great east japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 managed to recover from the disaster through cooperative community activity despite the propensity ...

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.

TONI, Japan (AP) — When the tsunami smashed the seafood processing factory where Shoichi Sato was working, he lost his job but eventually found a new life. Three years later, Sato is among the ...