Earthquake in Japan: a 3D model reveals how hidden faults raised the ground by up to 5 meters on the Noto Peninsula.

TOKYO -- As Japan faces increasingly severe damage from intense rainfall brought on by a weather phenomenon called "linear ...

At least six people have been killed by flooding and landslides following record rainfall in the Noto region of Japan, an area still recovering from a powerful earthquake on New Year's Day.

A survey found that some people described a gap between those who could access information and those who could not after the ...

Ruling party lawmaker Yosuke Tsuruho apologized and said, 'I lacked consideration for the disaster-hit areas.' ...

A powerful earthquake hit Noto, Japan, in 2024, taking scientists by surprise. The quake’s unexpected nature left communities and experts reeling as they scrambled to understand what went wrong ...

The town of Noto was given 800 million yen, about $7.3 million, ... A giant squid statue built using COVID-19 subsidies is seen in Noto, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan on April 13, 2021.

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, left, Empress Masako, center, and their daughter Princess Aiko wave to well-wishers, from the balcony of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Sunday the country's north-central region of Noto for the first time since the deadly 1 Jan earthquakes to alleviate growing concern about slow relief ...

A $230,000 statue is part of an effort to revive tourism in the fishing town of Noto. Critics call it a waste of money as Japan struggles to contain a new outbreak. By Hisako Ueno and Shashank ...

ON A NEW CORNICE ROAD. THE sunshine quickened us all, and our kuruma took the road like a flock of birds; for jinrikisha men in company run as wild geese fly, crisscross. It is an artistic habit ...