TOKYO, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Japan's government is considering compiling an extra budget focused on spending for disaster relief, ...

The government will begin preparing the extra budget in November, aiming to pass it during the ordinary parliament session ...

Founded in 1939, NIHON GENRYO now supplies about 80% of the filter media used in water-treatment plants across Japan. The ...

In July 2026, Japan enacted a law that realised decades of efforts to designate a second capital city, driven by concerns ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. Japan's Noto Peninsula is reeling from its most powerful earthquake in a century, but the death toll is remarkably low.

Some believe she foretold the devastating 2011 tsunami in Japan that killed more than 15,000 people and urban legend goes she also predicted the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, another premonition of a major ...

Airbus has received a H160 helicopter order from Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA) to enhance the country's nationwide emergency response.

Unfounded rumors of a Japan disaster are going viral, triggering anxiety and keeping visitors away. The country's tourism industry is already feeling the pinch from a digital scare with real-world ...

Summer is one of the busiest travel times of the year, but some people who have upcoming itineraries in Japan may be rethinking their plans. The reason: a Japanese comic book, or manga, that warns of ...

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake off central Japan on January 9 resulted in strong shaking, but no tsunami warning has been issued, according to the most recent reports from the Japanese government. The ...

Japan’s New Year’s celebrations were cut short by a deadly earthquake that affected the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. More than 230 deaths have been confirmed since the disaster struck the ...

THE Philippine Air Force (PAF) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) conducted a low-cost, low-altitude airdrop exercise ...