Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami alert after issuing one following a series of major earthquakes Monday but told residents of coastal areas not to return to their homes as deadly waves could ...

This image provided by the Japan Lifesaving Association shows a lifesaver waving a tsunami flag. TOKYO -- What should you do if a tsunami warning occurs while you are enjoying a swim at a beach in ...

When a massive earthquake struck off the coast of the Kii Peninsula, the people of Hiro didn’t have smartphone alerts or loudspeakers to warn them of the wall of water racing toward shore. They didn’t ...

A 50 cm tsunami was recorded in Hachijojima’s Yaene on Tuesday morning after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck about 100 kilometers north of the volcanic Torishima Island, according to the ...

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook western Japan on Tuesday, the country's meteorological office said, with no tsunami warning issued. There were no reports of any major damage after the tremor ...

Japan’s Tohoku University has been developing a unique disaster-prevention system through its Tsunami Balloon Project.

A thick layer of slippery clay on the ocean floor may have formed the weak spot that enabled a magnitude 9.1 quake to make ...