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One such effort was led by the UNESCO Office in Venice, through the Japanese Funds-in-Trust (JFIT) project, ‘UNESCO’s ...

Ahmed's uncle Mohammed al-Ahmed told Reuters that the family recognised the 43-year-old through the viral videos which took ...

The quake came only eight days after three earthquakes shook the area in the course of about 100 minutes. More than 30 quakes ...

Japan lifts megaquake advisory but urges public to remain vigilant for devastating tremor - Japan lifted a megaquake advisory ...

Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck ...

Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck ...

Nuclear facilities have been inspected in Japan as authorities assess the damage from a 7.5-magnitude earthquake.

After Japan's northern coast was rocked by a magnitude 7.5 quake on December 8, videos purportedly showing the impact of the ...

A strong, 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 11:44 a.m. Japan time about 71 miles northeast ...

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan and caused small tsunami waves but no apparent damage Friday, days after ...

Japan is learning what life is life under a megaquake watch. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Richard Allen, director of the Berkeley Seismology Lab, about what it means.