The actor began visiting evacuation centers in affected areas soon after the March 2011 disaster and opted to open the cafe ...

A cafe set up by Japanese actor Ken Watanabe dedicated to the reconstruction efforts of an area hit by the massive earthquake ...

An 89-year-old man was found collapsed in a mountain forest in Taiwa town, Miyagi Prefecture, on Saturday. Nearby was a wild boar trap with a bear inside it. A member of a local hunting association ...

A cafe set up by Japanese actor Ken Watanabe in 2013 has closed down after supporting the reconstruction of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, hit hard by tsunami from the March 2011 major earthquake. The ...

Driven by blue carbon hopes, work is spreading in Miyagi Prefecture to bring back seagrass beds damaged in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. "Eelgrass is a 'cradle' for sea life," said a ...

Seismic activity remains high off the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture following a magnitude-7.5 earthquake on Monday.