Japan faced a massive earthquake, a huge tsunami, and a nuclear meltdown. All things considered, they fared pretty well. Why?

As Japan’s “triple disaster” - quake, tsunami and nuclear crisis - unfolded after March 11, 2011, Associated Press ... flashed on the screen: A major earthquake was about to strike.

Rookies from the Rakuten Eagles visited Minamisanriku, one of the places devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunam ...

The long trail down Tohoku’s dramatic Pacific coast offers hikers the best of natural landscapes and cultural exchanges.

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The Oregon coast is undeniably alluring. Sandy beaches, rocky cliffs and outcroppings. Waterfalls, water spouts, sand dunes. Puffins, pelicans, cormorants. Elk and whales. In a state defined by access ...

1, No. 2 and No. 3 reactors. They went into meltdown after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, knocked out cooling systems at the plant. The debris still emits extremely ...

NAMIE, Fukushima Prefecture--The sounds of laughing children at play are nowhere to be heard at Ukedo Elementary School in this coastal town devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

More than 5,400 people died in Japan over the past 30 years due to severe stress and exhaustion caused by evacuation ...

More than 5,400 people died in Japan over the past 30 years due to severe stress and exhaustion caused by evacuation ...