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JAPAN EARTHQUAKE: POWERFUL NEW TREMOR IN KUMAMOTO
Japan is regularly hit by earthquakes but stringent building codes mean that they rarely cause significant damage... READ MORE›
THESE ARE THE AMAZING THINGS YOU CAN DO IN JAPAN ON CAT DAY
The event began in 1987 after an Executive Cat Day Committee polled cat-lovers across Japan and decided that February 22 should be Cat Day... READ MORE›
7.8-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS ECUADOR - VIDEO
At least 77 people were killed when a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador, destroying buildings and a bridge and sending terrified residents dashing from their homes... READ MORE›
SAKURAJIMA VOLCANO: CHANCE OF LARGE ERUPTION 'EXTREMELY HIGH'
Japan raises eruption warning for southern volcano to second-highest level and tells thousands of residents to prepare for a possible evacuation... READ MORE›
1. ARE THE ECUADOR AND JAPAN EARTHQUAKES RELATED?
Here are five things to know about recent earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador... READ MORE›
RESCUE UNDER WAY AFTER MASSIVE TREMOR
Rescue efforts are under way in south-western Japan after a second powerful earthquake in two days hits the region, reportedly killing at least 15 people... READ MORE›
JAPAN EARTHQUAKE: SEARCH FOR KYUSHU SURVIVORS INTENSIFIES
The search for survivors of two powerful earthquakes that struck the south-western Japanese island of Kyushu has intensified... READ MORE›
SAN FRANCISCO COULD BE HIT BY MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE 'ANY DAY NOW', SAYS USGS SCIENTIST
The San Francisco Bay Area could be struck by a major earthquake any day now, says a scientist with the US Geological Survey... READ MORE›
MOUNT FUJI GETS FREE WI-FI IN BID TO DRAW MORE VISITORS
The initiative is aimed at attracting more overseas visitors to Shizuoka and Yamanashi the two prefectures that are home to Mount Fuji... READ MORE›
MORE POWERFUL MAGNITUDE-7.3 QUAKE ROCKS KUMAMOTO, KILLS DOZENS
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›
TOKYO SECOND-RISKIEST CITY IN THE WORLD FOR DISASTERS, LLOYD'S OF LONDON SAYS
Both Tokyo and Osaka were cited as examples of a combination of high economic value and high exposure to both natural catastrophes and man-made risks... READ MORE›
PARROT PICKS JAPAN TO DEFEAT U.S. IN WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL
She was on the money in predicting Japan would beat Switzerland, Cameroon, Ecuador, Netherlands, Australia and England in Canada... READ MORE›
HUSBAND PLANTS THOUSANDS OF FLOWERS FOR TWO YEARS TO MAKE HIS BLIND WIFE SMILE AGAIN
Japan may be famous for its cherry blossom at this time of year, but in Miyazaki Prefecture people flock to see a different floral spectacle... READ MORE›
KUMAMOTO RESIDENTS PICK UP THE PIECES FOLLOWING KYUSHU'S STRONGEST QUAKE
It was just like the Great Hanshin Earthquake or the Great East Japan Earthquake... READ MORE›
QA DO QUAKES SIGNAL AN EPIDEMIC SCIENTISTS SAY NO
Earthquakes of magnitudes exceeding 7.0 struck Japan and Ecuador just hours apart on Saturday... READ MORE›
DEATH TOLL RISES AS SECOND MASSIVE QUAKE HITS JAPAN
The earthquake hit Kumamoto prefecture for a second time following a 6.4 earthquake on April 14, 2016, that killed nine people... READ MORE›
JAPANESE SUSHI CHAIN PAYS $117,000 FOR A TUNA. YES, ONE TUNA.
Sushi Zanmai, a Japanese restaurant chain, just paid 117,000 for a 441-pound bluefin tuna... READ MORE›
AOMORI, NOT KYOTO, IS JAPAN'S TOP FESTIVAL DESTINATION
Aomori, not Kyoto, is Japan's top festival destination online survey... READ MORE›
DEADLY EARTHQUAKE HITS IRAN'S NORTH KHORASAN PROVINCE
At least two people were killed and 370 injured when a 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit Iran's North Khorasan province, state media reported... READ MORE›
POWERFUL ECUADOR EARTHQUAKE LEAVES 77 PEOPLE DEAD
A powerful, 7.8-magnitude earthquake has shaken Ecuador's northwest Pacific coast, killing at least 77 people and spreading panic... READ MORE›
JAPANESE VOLCANO ERUPTS SHOOTING ASH INTO THE SKY AND DELAYING FLIGHTS
Local authorities evacuated about 30 tourists and shop workers who were near the volcano AP At least 18 domestic flights were cancelled due to the eruption, airlines said... READ MORE›
KUMAMOTO QUAKE INFO: WHERE TO GO, HOW TO HELP
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›
WORLD'S OLDEST MAN DIES IN JAPAN AT 112
The world's oldest man, Yasutaro Koide, died Tuesday at the age of 112 in Aichi Prefecture, a local official said... READ MORE›
CHILD LABOUR, CHILD BRIDES, HOMELESS KIDS
One year after Nepal's devastating earthquake, children and young people remain among the most vulnerable. A quarter of those killed - some 2,000... READ MORE›
EARTHQUAKE STRIKES IN MIDDLE OF WEATHERMAN'S LIVE REPORT, CARRIES ON LIKE A PRO
New York A small earthquake shook northern California delivering a quick short shake according to one witness in Oakland... READ MORE›
MOMENT AN ENTIRE HOUSE IS SWEPT AWAY AS FLOODING HITS JAPAN
This is the terrifying moment an entire house was carried away by floodwater in japan caused by tropical storm etau... READ MORE›
A YEAR AFTER QUAKE NEPALS RECOVERY IS JUST BEGINNING
Outside Kathmandu, the capital, many towns and villages remain choked with rubble, as if the earthquake had happened yesterday... READ MORE›
EARTHQUAKE STRIKES ISLAND IN JAPAN KILLING AT LEAST 9
The earthquake knocked an out-of-service Shinkansen bullet train off its rails, JR Kyushu Railway reported... READ MORE›
DESPITE ASSURANCES, QUAKES PROMPT CALLS TO SWITCH OFF JAPAN'S NUCLEAR REACTORS
Calls in and outside of Japan are growing to shut down the nations' only two operating reactors at the Sendai plant in Kagoshima Prefecture... READ MORE›
JAPAN QUAKES: DRONE SHOWS EXTENSIVE LANDSLIDES
Hide Caption 10 of 28 28 photos Earthquakes strike Japan An earthquake caused a landslide in Minamiaso in Kumamoto Prefecture... READ MORE›