Megathrust earthquakes are large earthquakes that occur on faults found along the boundaries between tectonic plates. The ...

Tokyo, Japan - Megathrust earthquakes are large earthquakes that occur on faults found along the boundaries between tectonic plates. The Nankai Trough ...

There are currently nine evacuees from the Tokara Islands off Kagoshima Prefecture, including Akuseki Island, according to ...

Kansai Electric Power will begin surveys for the construction of a new nuclear power reactor at its Mihama power station in Fukui prefecture, western Japan, to replace the existing facility, the ...

Nearly four months after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Myanmar. Hundreds of thousands of residents remain in temporary housing as concerns rise that fighting between the military and pro-democracy ...

After being frozen for many years following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, movement has begun toward the construction of new nuclear reactors. The hope is that Kansai Electric Power Co. will ...

The launch of world's most expensive earth observation satellite mission, NISAR is scheduled for July 30. What makes it ...