The first 40cm-tall (16-inch) tsunami follows a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Iwate prefecture.

An NHK diving crew recently visited Otsuchi Town in Iwate Prefecture, where the ocean floor still bears the scars of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. We worked in Otsuchi multiple times between ...

An expert is stressing the need for continued vigilance for a potential mega quake and massive tsunami along the Chishima and Japan trenches even after an advisory for northeastern Japan ends on ...

A three-meter (9.8-foot) tsunami warning was issued for Japan on Monday after a strong 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency and the ...

The 7.7-magnitude earthquake off the north-east coast of Japan triggered tsunami warnings and widespread evacuation orders ...

Japan has been rocked by a huge 7.4 earthquake as Sanriku faces severe tremors. Tsunami warnings have been issued after the earthquake. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT FOLLOW OUR BLOG BELOW FOR ...

Local media is now reporting that the first tsunami waves are reaching Iwate prefecture, with one wave as high as 40cm recorded in Miyako port. The Japan Meteorological Agency has forecast tsunami ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake shook eastern Japan on Friday evening, but there was no tsunami warning, according to public broadcaster NHK. The temblor struck at 1003 GMT with a magnitude of 6 ...

NHK World-Japan, the 24-hour international English-language TV channel from Japan’s NHK, is set to show a two-part series on the devastating tsunami of March 11, 2011. 3/11—The Tsunami will explore ...

It has now been confirmed by the Japan Meteorological Agency that a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sanriku at 16:52 (08:52 BST) local time and had a depth of 10km (6.2 miles). In its ...