SENDAI—The central government’s first disaster advisory under a new warning system caused confusion among foreign residents ...

Japanese authorities lifted tsunami warnings after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern regions, injuring 30 and forcing evacuations. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes ...

SENDAI, Japan - A magnitude 7.6 earthquake centered in the Pacific Ocean some 45 miles west of Misawa, Japan, shook the northern part of the archipelago around 11:30 p.m. local time, according to the ...

SENDAI, Japan — Four years after a towering tsunami ravaged much of Japan’s northeastern coast, efforts to fend off future disasters are focusing on a nearly 250-mile chain of cement sea walls, at ...

When the Sendai quake and tsunami hit last March, many Japanese residents took refuge in “vertical evacuation structures,” reinforced concrete buildings that were strong enough — and tall enough — to ...

This false color image of Sendai, Japan was captured by the Landsat 7 ETM+ bands 4,3, and 2 on March 12, 2011 and shows inland areas inundated by water from the tsunami, smoke from fires burning, and ...

The first time I drove into Sendai, Japan, I thought I had arrived in a small town. It was March 13, two days after last year’s earthquake and tsunami killed up to 20,000 people and destroyed hundreds ...

SENDAI, Japan — Fishmonger Hisashi Ishiwata’s signature product — Kesennuma Milky Oyster Sauce — is the poster child for a creative seafood industry resurgence here in the region devastated by a ...