Japan’s non-life insurers paid ¥23.78 billion across 30,838 residential claims following the July 28, 2026, Kumamoto ...

When looking at the support system for the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake, the name "DPAT" appears alongside DMAT, DWAT, and JRAT.DPAT stands for Disaster Psychiatric Assistance Team.It is a specialized tea ...

Footage captures the moment a powerful earthquake sends a Japanese newsroom into chaos. The 1995 Kobe earthquake measured magnitude 6.9 and lasted only about 20 seconds, but the destruction was ...

In the disaster response to the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake, the name JRAT can be seen alongside DMAT, DHEAT, JMAT, DPAT, and ...

The Kinki region has an unusually high concentration of active faults, largely because of the expansion of the Sea of Japan during the formation of the Japanese archipelago ...

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan and shook the ground for more than six minutes. The quake itself caused surprisingly few deaths, but the tsunami ...

A strong earthquake struck Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, around 10:30 p.m. on June 26, with its epicenter in the area north of Mount Fuji. No tsunami warning was issued. The quake, with an ...

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Japan on Tuesday, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate and prompting the collapse of several buildings, including a shopping mall. Japanese ...

A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled the Tokyo area in the early hours of Sunday, Aug. 23 Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Emergency workers attempting to rescue survivors after a recent earthquake in Kyushu, Japan, also had to cope with extreme summer heat. Extreme heat affects almost every aspect of an emergency ...

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake rattled northeastern Japan early Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the latest in a series of major temblors hitting the region. No tsunami warning was ...