Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world and it is preparing for what some are calling the “Big One”.

An American Red Cross event at Yokota Air Base featured quake and smoke simulators, as well as info on earthquakes in Japan.

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

A chilling tsunami warning has been issued following a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that shook Japan. A local news outlet via NTV News reported a 20cm high tsunami wave observed at Kozushima Port ...

A terrifying tsunami warning has been issued after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake rocked Japan. A tsunami wave with a height of 20cm has been observed at Kozushima Port, according to a local newa ...

Japan issued a Tsunami warning after a series of strong earthquakes struck the Sea of Japan on New Year's Day.

The earthquake occurred off the coast of Torishima Island, which is uninhabited, at 8:14 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The advisory was lifted at 11 a.m. By ...

Japan sits on four major tectonic plates and ... techniques and well-practised emergency procedures. But a potential mega-quake with an estimated magnitude of 8-9 has a roughly 70 percent ...

It was estimated that Japan suffered more than 1,000 seismic ... Nearly all steel-constructed buildings and bridges withstood the quake, including the famed Imperial Hotel, which was previously ...

Thousands of families lost their homes when the 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Japan's remote Noto peninsula on New Year's Day. Children in the affected areas need food and shelter and basic support ...

Rescuers combed the debris-strewn banks of a river in central Japan on Monday ... an area still reeling from a devastating earthquake in January – overflowed at the weekend, becoming a muddy ...

Walk through Japan’s energetic urban heart and see ... twice during the past century—first after the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake and again after the city was bombed in World War II.