At least 520,000 people across Japan could be asked to evacuate for a week if authorities issue a special alert that the risk ...

Shortly before the outbreak of World War 2, the Japanese were already preparing to conquer the Pacific. However, the United ...

Enabling people to take more personal responsibility for their safety can reduce the risks posed by earthquakes and floods.

In the years leading up to World War II, Japan secretly constructed the Yamato-class battleship Musashi, a colossal vessel built to dominate the Pacific and outgun any American rival. Considered ...

Nearly half of municipalities across Japan say evacuation shelters they are preparing do not meet government guidelines on ...

Ben, an urban explorer and content creator, was left feeling 'really weird' after taking multiple photographs of the ...

COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | In 2013, a groundbreaking case made news in Japan when a court ordered a school to pay $1.8 ...

Oasis drew criticism from fans in South Korea for a video that resembled Japan's Rising Sun Flag, linked to wartime ...

A new study from Virginia Tech, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, estimates a 15% chance of a ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone, stretching from Northern California to Vancouver Island, could trigger a catastrophic ...

There are more than 1,000 tsunami shelters across Taiwan, Deputy Minister of the Interior Wu Tang-an (吳堂安) said yesterday, as ...

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