3,274 child care facilities in Japan could be swamped by tsunami: Mainichi analysis

TOKYO -- At least 3,274 kindergartens, day care centers and other child care fac…

(2023/2/28)

Approx. 60% chance Nankai Trough megaquake strikes Japan within 20 years: research

TOKYO -- The chance of a major quake occurring along the Nankai Trough, off Japa…

(2023/1/20)

Retro Japan: White walls, blue frames harmonize on 19th century building at park in Sapporo

SAPPORO -- A building whose exterior contrast of white and blue stands out in th…

(2022/8/14)

News Navigator: What are ocean trench megaquakes predicted off Japan's Pacific coast?

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common question readers may have about possibl…

(2022/6/2)

Greater Tokyo area power outage following quake a tactic to avoid wide-area blackouts

TOKYO -- The blackouts that affected some 2.08 million buildings in the Tokyo El…

(2022/3/18)

Editorial: Massive north Japan quake death toll estimates a warning to prepare now

The Japanese government has finalized its damage estimate for a major earthquake…

(2021/12/22)

Kaleidoscope of the Heart: Consideration for others after an earthquake

A large earthquake recently jolted the Kanto region. At the time, I was writing …

(2021/10/17)

Why did an earthquake in the Sea of Japan mainly shake the Pacific coast?

TOKYO -- An abnormal phenomenon where greater jolts are recorded in areas farthe…

(2021/9/30)

M6.1 quake strikes in Sea of Japan, no tsunami warning issued

TOKYO -- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck in the Sea of Japan on the evening of…

(2021/9/29)

Over 40,000 still evacuated 10 years after quake, tsunami and nuke disasters in NE Japan

TOKYO -- More than 40,000 people from northeast Japan still remain evacuated acr…

(2021/3/11)

Soccer: 54-yr-old 'King Kazu' beats own record as oldest player in top tier J-League match

SAITAMA -- At 54 years and 12 days old, Kazuyoshi Miura, dubbed "King Kazu" in J…

(2021/3/11)

TOKYO (AP) -- A powerful earthquake hit off Japan's northern coast on Thursday, …

(2020/2/13)

Kid brothers who made charity bike trip across Japan call for Kobe quake to be remembered

KOBE -- As the 25th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake approaches,…

(2020/1/11)

Editorial: Japan needs to better prepare, respond to natural disasters

Major blackouts and water stoppages focused in Chiba Prefecture struck eastern J…

(2019/9/13)

Editorial: Japanese local bodies should survey areas to prevent landslides, liquefaction

Surveys on the safety of large-scale residential areas developed by building up …

(2019/9/7)

Damage to built-up land remains as Hokkaido marks 1st anniversary of deadly quake

SAPPORO -- Large-scale damage to built-up land still remains an issue in areas h…

(2019/9/7)

In Photos: Hokkaido marks 1st anniv. of deadly quake

(2019/9/7)

Hokkaido marks first anniversary of earthquake that claimed 44 lives

ATSUMA, Hokkaido -- People prayed for the victims of last year's powerful earthq…

(2019/9/7)

TOKYO -- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook the eastern part of Japan's northernmo…

(2019/3/2)

Residents of quake-hit Hokkaido town to send snowmen to Brazil in gift of gratitude

ABIRA, Hokkaido -- Local residents of this town made snowmen on Feb. 24 to send …

(2019/2/26)