Japan’s Earthquake Research Committee warned the quake can occur in any of the 23 active faults and fault zones spanning at ...

The earthquake, which was part of a series of deep aftershocks, struck hundreds of miles beneath Japan's Bonin Islands, shown here. Photograph by FLPA, Alamy Stock Photo. SCIENCE; ...

A law enabling nuclear reactors in Japan to operate beyond 60 years took effect Friday, scrapping a limit imposed after the Fukushima ...

This means, for example, that one reactor in central Japan's Fukui region, suspended for 12 years after the Fukushima crisis, will now be able to operate up until 2047 -- 72 years after its debut ...

In January 2024, the region was devastated by a powerful earthquake, killing several people, ... Mikata Goko - an observation deck by Mikata Five Lakes in Fukui, Japan Canva/bee32.

A major earthquake on New Year’s Day 2024 severely affected the northern half of the peninsula, but sights in the south are still open. ( Related: The essential guide to visiting Tohoku, Japan .) ...

Nearly 80 percent of municipalities within 30 kilometers of 15 nuclear power plants across Japan have a lower proportion of earthquake-resistant homes than the national average, a survey found.

JNTO revealed that international visitors to Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures in the first 10 months of 2024 were up 93% year on year to about 2.5 million as a result of the campaign.

One year ago, on January 1, 2024, a huge earthquake resulted in more than 200 deaths, mainly affecting the Noto region of Japan. In 2022, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake rattled the coast of Fukushima.

The earthquake in Japan was a magnitude of 6.7, according to CBS News. It was initially measured as a 6.9, but Japan’s meteorological agency decreased it after re-examining the event. The tremor ...

In a bid to forge meaningful connections and promote the unique allure of Fukui Prefecture, the Fukui Prefectural Government Tokyo Office recently organized a special two-day tour for embassy ...