Tokyo will be prepared for the might of earthquakes and typhoons as the city takes pioneering steps to become "disaster-proof." Japan frequently faces natural disasters with the Great East Japan ...

The more significant long-term effect of the earthquake, he says, “was that it set in motion the first systematic attempt at reshaping Tokyo as a modern city. It moved Tokyo into the ranks of ...

While staff at hotels used by foreign visitors have been informed about the system, a city official ... the 2011 earthquake, the Advanced Valuable Communication Center (AVCC) in Tokyo, which ...

Walk through Japan’s energetic urban heart and see a vibrant, creative culture that bounced back from war and natural disaster. Pedestrians, shoppers, and people-watchers stroll on Chuo-dori in ...

Twenty-two years after the earthquake, however, Tokyo again burned to ashes during a major air raid. The efforts to rebuild the city after World War II did not go according to plan in some aspects ...

Tsunami warning issued after strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Pacific island country of Tonga ...

There is a 70 percent chance that a major earthquake will hit densely populated ... About 100 people took part in the event in a park in Tokyo's Koganei City, including families and students.

NHK's archives house an extensive collection of photographs and videos of central Tokyo ... Kanto Earthquake that hit eastern Japan in 1923. In a then-and-now series, we look at some city ...

TOKYO -- A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting a tsunami warning for the Pacific island country. The U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor hit about 100 kilometers (62 ...