Another strong earthquake rocked Kumamoto Prefecture early Saturday, killing dozens and injuring hundreds more, bringing the combined death toll since Thursday to at least 41... READ MORE›
He called off a visit to Kumamoto on Saturday after the new earthquakes struck... READ MORE›
The earthquake hit Kumamoto prefecture for a second time following a 6.4 earthquake on April 14, 2016, that killed nine people... READ MORE›
Starting with a magnitude-6.5 quake on April 14, a series of major earthquakes have hit the central Kumamoto area of Japan, causing deaths, injury and wide... READ MORE›
Aftershocks shook the area throughout Saturday, more than 100 of them strong enough to damage buildings, the Meteorological Agency reported... READ MORE›
The earthquake knocked an out-of-service Shinkansen bullet train off its rails, JR Kyushu Railway reported... READ MORE›
-- said they had activated emergency public WiFi hot spots in Kumamoto Prefecture... READ MORE›
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that 1,500 people had been injured in the quakes... READ MORE›
Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital said it has admitted or treated 45 people, including five with serious injuries... READ MORE›
Minor eruptions took place at Sakurajima in Kagoshima prefecture and Asosan in Kumamoto prefecture over the weekend... READ MORE›
Mount Aso, an active volcano near the shrine, had a small eruption after the violent earthquake of magnitude 7.3... READ MORE›
A survivor of Minamata disease, Shinobu Sakamoto, will also attend the conference to speak about her life and issues faced by survivors... READ MORE›
Aside from the 48 fatalities, 10 people have died in Kumamoto Prefecture from quake-related issues such as illness, stress and fatigue, the Kumamoto Prefectural Government said Wednesday... READ MORE›
Police in Kumamoto prefecture said that at least 32 people had died from Saturday morning's earthquake... READ MORE›
At a depth of 11 kilometers 7 miles near Kumamoto city on the island of Kyushu, the Japan Meteorological Agency said... READ MORE›
A man walks near a damaged road caused by an earthquake in Mashiki town, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo Friday... READ MORE›
Local residents look at cracks caused by an earthquake on a road in Mashiki town, Kumamoto prefecture in southern Japan... READ MORE›
At least 10 people were trapped under debris Saturday local time in Japan after a magnitude-7.3 earthquake, NHK reported... READ MORE›
A part of the Oita Expressway in the city of Yufu also suffered damage while several other roads and railway lines were severely damaged... READ MORE›
The Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority said there had been no irregularities at the three nuclear plants on Kyushu and nearby Shikoku island... READ MORE›
Japan to withdraw bid for World Heritage listing of Nagasaki, Kumamoto sites sources... READ MORE›
Thursday at a depth of 11 kilometers 7 miles near Kumamoto city on the island of Kyushu, the Japan Meteorological Agency said... READ MORE›
Police in Kumamoto Prefecture said that at least 32 people had died from Saturday morning's earthquake... READ MORE›
At least 32 people were confirmed dead after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan's southwestern Kumamoto Prefecture in the early hours of Saturday... READ MORE›
A powerful, 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador's central coast on Saturday, killing at least 41 people and spreading panic hundreds of kilometers away... READ MORE›
Japan's southwest rocked again by major quake, emergency services gear up for casualties 1 - Chinadaily.com.cn... READ MORE›
Police in Kumamoto prefecture said that at least 32 people had died from Saturday morning's earthquake... READ MORE›
The site of a landslide caused by an earthquake is seen in Minamiaso town in Kumamoto Prefecture in southern Japan, April 16, 2016... READ MORE›
Meanwhile, the Kumamoto prefecture reported that a tenth person had died in the 6.5 magnitude quake that struck late Thursday... READ MORE›
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved withdrawing its bid for UNESCO to add churches and other Christian sites in southwestern Japan to the World Heritage register... READ MORE›
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