Tsunami
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General NewsJapan’s Shizuoka Prefecture Beach Closed Due to Tsunami Warning Issued Following Kamchatka Earthquake
IZU, Shizuoka – The operator of Toi Beach in Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, urged beachgoers to e...
July 30, 2025
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General NewsTsunami Warning Disrupts Local Train Services Along Japan’s Pacific Coast; Operations Suspended on Sections of Lines Including Tokaido, Joban
A tsunami warning issued Wednesday morning following a powerful offshore earthquake near the Kamc...
July 30, 2025
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Associated PressPowerful Quake Hits near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Japan Issues a Tsunami Alert
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s meteorological agency issued a tsunami alert for Japan’s Pacific coast, upgr...
July 30, 2025
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General NewsTsunami Warning Issued with Estimated Maximum Wave Height at 3 Meters; 1-Meter Tsunami Expected to Reach Tokyo at 11:30 a.m. (UPDATE 3)
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning and advisory for the Pacific coast from ...
July 30, 2025
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General NewsJMA Issues a Tsunami Warning for the Pacific Coast, with Estimated Maximum Wave Height 3 Meters (UPDATE2 )
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning and advisory for the Pacific coast from ...
July 30, 2025
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General NewsJMA Issues a Tsunami Advisory for the Pacific Coast, with Estimated Maximum Wave Height 1 Meter (UPDATE1 )
The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning, mainly for the Pacific coast, from ...
July 30, 2025
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General NewsEarthquake with Estimated Magnitude of 5.3 Strikes Hokkaido, Japan
A relatively strong earthquake struck the Hokkaido region at around 0:10 p.m. Monday.The magnitud...
July 28, 2025
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General NewsM4.7 Earthquake Strikes Japan’s Nagasaki Pref.; No Tsunami Threat
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.7 struck on Nagasaki Prefecture at around 11:17 a....
July 25, 2025
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General News5 More Residents Evacuate Akusekijima Island to Avoid Earthquakes off Kagoshima Pref.; Period of Evacuation Remains Uncertain
TOSHIMA, Kagoshima — Following a series of earthquakes off the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefec...
July 9, 2025
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General NewsMore Residents to Evacuate from Japan’s Akusejikima Island After Series of Quakes; Tremors Continue Near Area
KAGOSHIMA — More residents of Akusekijima Island are to be evacuated in response to a series of e...
July 8, 2025
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General NewsM4.5 Earthquake Strikes Japan’s Tokara Islands; No Tsunami Threat, Agency Says
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.5 struck off the coast of the Tokara Islands at ar...
July 8, 2025
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General NewsM4.5 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Tokara Islands; Seismic Intensity Scale of 4 Recorded at Akusekijima Island
An earthquake occurred in the seas near the Tokara Islands at 12:02 p.m. on Monday, and a 4 on th...
July 7, 2025
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General NewsMany Health Care Facilities Unprepared for Tsunami-Related Disasters; 40% Without Evacuation Plan
Despite concern over future earthquakes in places such as the Nankai Trough off Japan’s Pacific c...
June 7, 2025
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General NewsNankai Trough Megaquake Estimated Death Toll Lowered, Tsunami-hit Area Increased in Govt Report
The estimated death toll in the event of a massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough was lowered to...
March 31, 2025
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General NewsSurvey: 585 Areas Have Locations Where Residents Would Have Difficulty Escaping from Tsunami; Over 230,000 People Affected
Over 230,000 residents in at least 585 areas across Japan are at risk of being unable to escape t...
March 24, 2025
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Nankai Trough Megaquake Tsunami could Hit in 2 Minutes; Japan Authorities Urge Caution after Recent Earthquake
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Nankai Trough Megaquake Estimated Death Toll Lowered, Tsunami-hit Area Increased in Govt Report
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Strong Earthquakes Hit Ishikawa Pref. on New Year’s Day; 1.2-Meter Tsunami Observed in Ishikawa (Update3)
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JMA Issues a Tsunami Warning for the Pacific Coast, with Estimated Maximum Wave Height 3 Meters (UPDATE2 )
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JMA Issues a Tsunami Advisory for the Pacific Coast, with Estimated Maximum Wave Height 1 Meter (UPDATE1 )