The massive New Year's Day earthquake in western Japan's Ishikawa region has left residents questioning the future of one entire towns' existence.

Every summer on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, festivals are held in various places, where large lanterns called "kiriko" are paraded through the streets. The largest lanterns weigh about ...

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck western Japan on Monday, triggering tsunami warnings and leaving at least four people dead. Follow here for live news updates.

Record rainfall has brought deadly flooding and landslides to a coastal region of Japan still recovering from a devastating New Year’s Day earthquake.

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported quakes off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures shortly after 4 p.m., one of them with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6.

A woman in her 90s has been pulled alive from a collapsed house in western Japan, 124 hours after a major quake slammed the region, killing at least 126 people, toppling buildings and setting off ...

The earthquakes in Japan today, the largest of which had a magnitude of 7.6, started a fire and collapsed buildings on the west coast of the main island, Honshu.

The death toll from a major quake in western Japan has reached 100, even as rescue workers fought aftershocks to carefully pull people from the rubble.

Six people have been killed and 10 others are missing after record rainfall caused floods and landslides in parts of Japan's Ishikawa prefecture. The cities of Wajima and Suzu, which are still ...

The Environment Ministry will aid the Ishikawa Prefectural Government's plan to establish a long-distance hiking trail as part of reconstruction efforts following the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula ...

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Ishikawa prefecture wrought destruction and renewed fears of another tsunami disaster.

TOKYO -- Unprecedented rainfall has left six people dead in Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, with 10 remaining unaccounted for as rescue work continued, local media reported. Among the victims, two ...