observed a moment of silent prayer at 2:46 p.m. While various memorial events were held in the areas of the Tohoku region in northern Japan most affected by the quake and tsunami, residents of ...

Japan issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country, country's Meteorological Agency said Monday. The public warnings to stay away from coastal ...

The evocative Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum is one of the included visits on the new guided “Life with the Sea” tour (Oku Japan) The “Rugged Rias of the Michinoku” itinerary explores an ...

Following the earthquake in the Miyazaki prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a tsunami advisory for both the Kochi and Miyazaki prefectures, with residents warned about the ...

A tsunami around 3 feet reached land in Japan within 30 minutes of the earthquake, CBS News reported. Tsunami warnings were issued for civilians, and many were told to evacuate as a precaution.

A 20-centimeter tsunami was later recorded reaching Miyazaki city, public broadcaster NHK reported. There were no issues reported at the Ikata Nuclear Power Plant in western Japan or the Sendai ...

TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said. The U.S. Geological ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of southwest Japan. The quake struck shortly after 9:19 p.m. local time (7:19 a ...