A Japan Meteorological Agency panel says no noticeable seismic activity has been observed in areas where a Nankai Trough ...

Japan, home to around 125 million people, located at the convergence of four major tectonic plates along the Pacific "Ring of ...

A total of 46 evacuees left Akusekijima and Kodakarajima aboard a ferry Sunday morning after a series of strong earthquakes ...

S/ Isowaki Takuma, KYT Reporter / A ferry carrying residents is now in view.A second batch of 46 people evacuating from ...

Akuseki Island in Kagoshima Prefecture has seen nearly 1,600 tremors since late June, prompting evacuations amidst severe ...

TOKYO: Dozens of residents have evacuated remote islands in southern Japan that have been shaken by nearly 1,600 quakes in ...

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An earthquake occurred in the seas near the Tokara Islands at 12:02 p.m. on Monday, and a 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity ...

Rumors of a 'disaster day' stemming from a manga and amplified by the internet passed without the catastrophe people had been ...

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.4 struck off the coast of the Tokara Islands at about 12:42 p.m. on Sunday. Akusekijima Island, part of Kagoshima Prefecture’s Toshima Village, ...

The earthquakes that have been going on uninterrupted for more than two weeks have caused considerable stress to residents of ...

Evacuees leave Akusekijima and Kodakarajima aboard a ferry on July 6, 2025 after a series of strong earthquakes rocked the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The ...