Japan’s 2011 tsunami picked up mud that made it more forceful, reshaping how scientists understand tsunami risk.

Mud-rich coastlines could face a greater tsunami risk, at least that may have been the case for the 2011 Tōhoku-oki tsunami ...

Fifteen years ago, the world watched in horror as Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake in its recorded history — a catastrophic event that unleashed a deadly tsunami, upended millions of ...

Scenes of devastation from the Tohoku region stunned the world after the tsunami generated by the Great East Japan Earthquake ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan marked the 15th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster on its northeastern coast Wednesday as the government pushes for more use of atomic energy. The magnitude ...

AAP FACTCHECK - Dramatic videos on social media showing tsunami waves hitting Japan after a recent magnitude 7.5 earthquake ...

One of the reopened waterfronts is Haragamaobama beach in Fukushima prefecture, about 40 kilometres north of the crippled Daiichi nuclear plant. Local officials in Fukushima said they hoped the ...

Japanese authorities issued tsunami alerts after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the country's north on April 20, 2026, but ...

People observe a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m., the moment the earthquake struck with a backdrop of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Namie, Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan as the country ...