Japan's government has set goals for reducing the estimated death toll and structural damage from an anticipated massive earthquake occurring in the Nankai Trough off the country's Pacific coast.

From fears of a megaquake in Japan to South Korea's new president, here are a few highlights from SCMP's recent Asia ...

A strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake has rocked the Japanese city of Kushiro, with the epicentre just off the coast - the quake ...

When an earthquake strikes, most of us imagine shaking buildings, cracked roads, and frightened people running for safety.

People stand next to large cracks in the pavement after evacuating into a street in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, ...

Japan's agriculture minister said on Tuesday that the government plans to release more stockpiled rice to rein in soaring prices for the staple food.

Despite officials urging calm, airline data reflects the superstitious tendencies of travelers. ForwardKeys data analyzed by ...

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Hiroo, Japan, early Monday morning local time, one day after another ...

Ryo Tatsuki has warned the world of a potential deadly virus outbreak in 2030 – one she says could mirror the scale and chaos ...

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Kushiro in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido on Saturday at 14:07 local ...

A strong earthquake struck northern Japan on Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), with no immediate ...