Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows whiteout conditions in Yoichi, a town located on the southeastern ...

Megathrust earthquakes are large earthquakes that occur on faults found along the boundaries between tectonic plates. The ...

The U.S. Navy is moving closer to rearming warships in the open ocean following the successful reloading of missile canisters ...

Off the coast of central Japan, a fishing boat caught a small, bright red, bumpy sea creature from the ocean floor. It turned out to be a new species of starfish. The discovery of the new species came ...

KANAZAWA, Japan -- Aftershocks shook a rural area of coastal central Japan early today, a day after a powerful earthquake killed at least one person and injured 170 others as it toppled buildings ...

The operator of the Mihama nuclear power plant on the Sea of Japan coast is considering resuming geological surveys for the construction of a new plant. If realized, a new reactor would be the first ...

Two Chinese bombers, back, and a Russian bomber, center, fly in formation during a joint strategic air patrol over the Sea of Japan on November 29, 2024.

TOKYO (AP) — A medical transport helicopter fell into the sea in southwestern Japan, killing the patient and two other people, the Japan coast guard said. The pilot, Hiroshi Hamada, 66… ...