If adopted, the proposal would mark one of the most significant changes at the military's top ranks in decades.

Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 struck off Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan on Tuesday, the ...

The entire nation stands united in this war against terrorism and is determined to completely eradicate this evil force from our land,” he said.

In western Japan, a roadside station is sparkling with illuminations. The event, Kobe Illuminage, is held every year to express support for areas affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck ...

Japan lifted a megaquake advisory for the country's northeastern coast Tuesday, one week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake ...

Nuclear facilities have been inspected in Japan as authorities assess the damage from a 7.5-magnitude earthquake.

After Japan's northern coast was rocked by a magnitude 7.5 quake on December 8, videos purportedly showing the impact of the ...

A strong, 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 11:44 a.m. Japan time about 71 miles northeast ...

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan and caused small tsunami waves but no apparent damage Friday, days after ...

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.

JOHANNESBURG -- A multistory building being constructed on top of a Hindu temple collapsed Friday in the South African town of Verulam, killing at least one person and leaving several others trapped ...