New findings published in the journal Science help explain why the 2011 earthquake off the coast of Japan created such a large tsunami. An international team of geologists and geophysicists drilled ...

In July, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby demanded that Japan clarify the extent of its involvement in a potential U.S.-China war over Taiwan. Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s newly elected ...

An international research expedition involving Cornell has uncovered new details as to why a 2011 earthquake northeast of Japan behaved so unusually as it lifted the seafloor and produced a tsunami ...

The number of people killed by flash floods after Cyclone Senyar made landfall over Sumatra on Nov. 26 increased to 1,059 on Dec. 18. In Pidie Jaya district, on the north coast of the semi-autonomous ...

TOKYO, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Japanese authorities said on Monday that they would take "appropriate" action against excessive exchange-rate moves, in comments that raise the prospect of intervention after ...

There was no siren, no broadcast, no final warning. A ginormous undersea earthquake created one of the worst natural disasters of our time, hurtling a 50m wave to unprepared communities along the ...

Tennessee farmers will receive part of a $12 billion federal relief package to offset losses due to expensive supplies and the impact of federal tariffs. Farmers are projected to operate at a per acre ...

When the flu strikes, it can feel relentless: rising fever, hacking cough, stuffy nose and sore throat. For many people, relief can come in the form of Tamiflu, a prescription antiviral medication ...

A week of heavy flooding has devastated communities across Western Washington, destroying homes and forcing evacuations. And it’s not over yet: The National Weather Service on Saturday forecast more ...