Fundraising activities have begun in Japan in response to the deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar, ...

Lineup: 1. Search continues for trapped workers in Bangkok 2. Inspection of damaged buildings underway in Bangkok 3.

TOKYO: Japan's economy could lose as much as US$1.81 trillion in the event of a long-anticipated megaquake off its Pacific ...

From trains that speed through huge apartment blocks to floating restaurants and mini 'towns' on the rooftop of soaring ...

Changes in Tokyo’s population and the soaring number of high-rise buildings over the past 10 years prompted the metropolitan government to begin revising its damage estimate for a major quake ...

As such, Asakusa can be perceived as the old town of Tokyo. Here, you'll find old-timey wood buildings, shops selling artisanal Japanese cultural articles (think: traditional geta footwear and ...

The expert panel's new guidelines provide clear instructions on how to respond if Mount Fuji were to erupt and blanket the Tokyo area in volcanic ash. One critical aspect highlighted is the ...

With memories of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake still fresh, the government has ramped up disaster preparedness efforts ...

(Mainichi/Tsutomu Kobayashi) TOKYO -- East Japan Railway Co ... Takanawa Gateway City consists of five buildings stretching 1.6 kilometers north to south, with a total floor area of approximately ...