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EARTHQUAKES

A Japan Meteorological Agency map shows where shaking was felt in Friday evening's earthquake.
JAPAN
May 15, 2026
Strong earthquake jolts Tohoku region
The quake struck off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture at 8:22 p.m. following an emergency earthquake warning for the region.
Keiji Furuya (center rear), chair of the House of Representatives’ Commission on the Constitution, attends a meeting of senior committee members at parliament on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
May 13, 2026
Draft of emergency clause for Constitution includes extending lawmakers’ terms
The draft did not show an upper limit for how long lawmakers’ terms can be extended, while stating there are opinions calling for setting it to “one year” or “six months.”
Domenico Giardini, a geology professor at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, examines the wall inside the BedrettoLab, a unique underground research facility used to create and study earthquakes, in southern Switzerland, on April 29.
WORLD
May 12, 2026
Researchers trigger ‘controlled’ quakes under Swiss Alps
Tests are conducted at the BedrettoLab, a unique underground facility in southern Switzerland used to create and study earthquakes.
The Fukushima March 11 Memorial Park opened on Saturday in an area straddling the towns of Namie and Futaba.
JAPAN
May 3, 2026
Memorial park opens 15 years after Fukushima disaster
The Fukushima March 11 Memorial Park was jointly established by the central government and the prefecture in an area straddling the towns of Namie and Futaba.
Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, chairperson of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, speaks at a news conference on executive appointments in Tokyo on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 1, 2026
Japan Investment Corp. chief Yokoo named Tepco chairperson
Keisuke Yokoo, 74, will be the fifth person in a row to serve as Tepco chairperson from outside the power supplier and the first from the financial industry.
Tsunami barriers on the beach in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2026
Japan lifts advisory a week after magnitude 7.7 quake
A Cabinet Office official cautioned that “this does not mean the possibility of a major quake has disappeared.”
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake, measuring an upper 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, struck Hokkaido before 5:30 a.m. on Monday.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2026
Magnitude 6.2 quake shakes Hokkaido
While no tsunami alert was issued, the quake came less than a week after Japan issued a special advisory warning of the increased risk of a megaquake.
A wildfire near residences in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on Thursday
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2026
Firefighters struggle to contain wildfires in northern Japan
Authorities have said there is still no clear timeline for containment of the wildfires, which have prompted evacuation orders for 2,500 people in Iwate.
Immediately after a magnitude 7.7 quake off the Sanriku coast of northeastern Japan on Monday, many posts on X claimed the temblor was artificial.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2026
Misinformation spreads on social media after northeastern earthquake
Many posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, claimed that the temblor was artificial.
Sendai Station is crowded with people Monday after the Tohoku shinkansen line suspended operation following a powerful earthquake off the Sanriku coast.
JAPAN / Explainer
Apr 21, 2026
How to prepare when Japan is under an earthquake advisory
Authorities in Japan are urging residents from Hokkaido to Chiba Prefecture to be ready in case a major earthquake strikes, following Monday’s magnitude 7.7 jolt.
An electronic board displays a subsequent earthquake advisory in Iwate Prefecture on Tuesday, a day after a magnitude 7.7 temblor struck off the Tohoku coast.
JAPAN / Science & Health / EXPLAINER
Apr 21, 2026
Why did a big earthquake strike the Tohoku region again?
Monday’s temblor struck off the coast of the Tohoku region, which experienced the devastating Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.
An official from the Japan Meteorological Agency speaks about the powerful quake that hit northern Japan at a news conference in Tokyo Monday evening.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2026
Japan issues rare special advisory over chance of more powerful quake
The government issued the advisory to residents of 182 municipalities from Hokkaido to Chiba, urging them to be ready to evacuate at any moment.
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake, measuring an upper 5 on Japan’s shindo seismic intensity scale, struck northern Nagano Prefecture at 1:20 p.m. on Saturday.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2026
Strong quake shakes northern Nagano Prefecture
There was no tsunami risk associated with the quake, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Shinobu Yamato, speaks to reporters near the former site of the Aso Ohashi Bridge, where her son died in 2016 when the bridge collapsed, in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2026
Mother’s grief continues 10 years after Kumamoto quake
“Hikaru mattered more than my own life,” Shinobu Yamato said with tears in her eyes. “Ten years on, I cannot see him, hear him or touch him.”
Hion Kurahara, 17, delivers a speech during a ceremony in Kumamoto on Thursday, exactly 10 years since the main earthquake of a series of major quakes occurred in 2016.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 16, 2026
10 years after Kumamoto earthquakes, 278 victims remembered
About 250 people, including Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara and bereaved families, attended the ceremony and prayed for the deceased.
A memorial altar marking the 10th anniversary of the foreshock of the Kumamoto earthquake in the town of Mashiki on Tuesday
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2026
Victims mourned as Kumamoto Prefecture marks 10 years since deadly earthquakes
The April 2016 quakes claimed the lives of a total of 278 people in Kumamoto and neighboring Oita Prefecture, including deaths from indirect causes.
The disaster management agency, which would serve as the government’s command center for disaster prevention and response, will be created through the reorganization and strengthening of the Cabinet Office’s disaster management division.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2026
Parliament begins debate on bill to create disaster management agency
The new agency, aimed to be launched this autumn with its headquarters in Tokyo, would serve as the government’s command center for disaster prevention and response.
Restoration work of Kumamoto Castle's main tower (front) has been completed, but the Uto-yagura tower (back, covered) is still undergoing repairs 10 years after a pair of powerful earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 14, 2026
Kumamoto Castle restoration continues 10 years after quakes
The initial aim was to complete reconstruction in fiscal 2037, but the goal was extended to fiscal 2052 due to the complexity of the work involved.
A town-organized memorial service held for the first time in five years on Sunday in the town of Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2026
Memorial held for Kumamoto quake victims 10 years on
At the ceremony, held by the town of Mashiki in Kumamoto, 184 participants, including bereaved families, observed a minute of silence, offering prayers for the victims.
Jun Izumita in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, in January. He serves as a storyteller at the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum in the town.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 8, 2026
Former teacher shares stories of children affected by 2011 disaster
Spurred by memories of children who died in the disaster, the former teacher began working at the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum as a storyteller.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
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‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
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