Japan is learning what life is life under a megaquake watch. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Richard Allen, director of the Berkeley Seismology Lab, about what it means.

A magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Monday, injuring more than two dozen people and prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people.

A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake has struck off northern Japan, injuring 23 people and triggering a tsunami.

A traditional Japanese festival is being adapted for poodles and Pomeranians, amid a booming pet industry and a dearth of ...

As part of its commitment towards a more sustainable future, Kioxia Corporation (“Kioxia”) today announced a collaborative initiative with Google LLC (“Google”) to boost its use of the clean ...

YOKKAICHI, Japan, December 03, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As part of its commitment towards a more sustainable future, Kioxia Corporation ("Kioxia") today announced a collaborative initiative with Google ...

Since the launch of ChatGPT three years ago, analysts and technologists — even a Google engineer and the company’s former chief executive — have declared Google behind in the high-stakes race to ...

With far-right Sanae Takaichi in power, Japan’s anti-immigration forces are likely to prevail and immigration reforms may end soon. In the ageing society, immigration is seen important for growth but ...

The plan to gradually discharge more than a million tons of treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has deeply divided nations and scientists. On February 21, 2021, a Tokyo Electric ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet approved the largest round of extra spending since the pandemic, deploying funds to address the frustrations of voters in a package that may unsettle ...

In response, China swiftly employed a series of targeted retaliatory measures. The most immediate and significant was the reimposition of a complete ban on Japanese seafood imports, a move that ...

The Chinese passengers onboard the cruise ship Adora Mediterranea were looking forward to basking on the subtropical beaches of Japan’s Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture. But just before they set ...