In the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, which devastated vast areas of northeastern Japan, tsunami-affected communities faced difficult decisions in rebuilding. Recovery efforts ...

About 40% of public housing provided for those affected by the devastating March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, are at risk of flooding from the highest ...

Mountains of rubble and twisted metal. Death on an unimaginable scale. Grief. Rage. Relief at having survived. What's left behind after a natural disaster so powerful that it rends the foundations of ...

This March 2012 photo shows Donald Keene, who obtained a Japanese passport. (Provided by the Donald Keene Memorial Foundation) TOKYO -- On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake and tsunami struck Japan ...

A new study from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean has partly revealed why the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami were so devastating—and how scientists may be able to better understand intense disasters ...

Even in areas that suffered the severest effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake, there seems to have been some waning in disaster awareness. The Great East Japan Earthquake struck 12 years ago, ...

RISTEX, based on the philosophy of "science with and for society," has been conducting R&D to solve various social issues such as aging society, global warming, and safety and security. Following the ...

TOKYO -- In the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and following tsunami, which left approximately 18,000 people dead or missing, medical institutions were severely damaged, and many people died without ...