A powerful earthquake has struck Japan, causing large waves and damage to buildings. The 7.6-magnitude quake took place in Noto province on Honshu island, with officials urging people in coastal ...

Video has emerged showing the moment a group of people escaped a massive landslide in Wajima, Japan. The footage, taken on New Year's Day, was taken after a devastating magnitude 7.6 earthquake ...

A woman was seriously injured and buildings collapsed in Ishikawa ... and a focus about 14 kilometers deep, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The earthquake is believed to be connected to ...

Tokyo: Japan was hit by a massive ... open in several areas while many buildings collapsed due to the powerful tremors. Road cracks caused by an earthquake were seen in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture.

Many such buildings only meet old earthquake resistance standards. As megaquakes are forecast to hit Japan within 30 years, seismic reinforcement is vital, not just for individuals but for society ...

Only about 15 percent of Japan’s 25,000 facilities ... police departments and fire department buildings. The results found that only 3,649 of them had earthquake-resistant water pipes connected ...

In Japan, natural disasters occur frequently ... evacuation centers, as well as earthquake-resistant buildings, which are designed to move with the quake. Furthermore, participation in natural ...

After Japan’s devastating 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake, which triggered fires that destroyed thousands of buildings in and ... required shops to use fire-resistant materials in their facades.

A powerful earthquake ... and buildings rattled in the capital Tokyo. The quake took place at 23:36 on Wednesday (14:36 GMT), at a depth of 57 kilometres (35.4 miles), Japanese authorities said.

Snow and heavy rain has been hampering the search for those still missing following the earthquake The death toll from Japan's devastating ... of landslides and building collapses.