Heavy snowstorms continue in areas along the Sea of Japan. Although their intensity is somewhat decreasing, meteorologists ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency has a unique seismic scale called shindo that measures the degree of shaking in the event of an earthquake. This set of numbers — ranging from 0 to 7 — is ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of ...

Japan's nuclear plants faced global scrutiny after the devastating 2011 tsunami triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake.

the Japan Meteorological Agency warned. In some areas, visibility could be reduced to under 10 kilometers, the agency said. Yellow sand is fine dust particles churned up by strong winds from ...

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a ...

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southwestern Japan, prompting tsunami warnings for Miyazaki and Kochi Prefectures. The ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan Meteorological Agency reports a 6.9 magnitude quake in southwestern Japan and issues a tsunami warning.

TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory was issued for part of southwest Japan after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Monday, but the ...

A tsunami warning has been issued for a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the Hyuga-Nada Sea off the coast of Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

TOKYO — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country’s Meteorological ...

Japan issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country, country's Meteorological Agency said Monday. The public warnings to stay away from coastal ...