Since 2011, scientists have been puzzled about the force resulting from a gigantic earthquake and tsunami that destroyed, among other things, Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant. Now, a Guinness World ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March of 2011. March 11, 2011 – At 2:46 p.m., a 9.1 magnitude earthquake takes place 231 miles northeast of Tokyo at a depth of ...

An international research expedition involving Cornell has uncovered new details as to why a 2011 earthquake northeast of Japan behaved so unusually as it lifted the seafloor and produced a tsunami ...

JAPAN’S tenacious spirit has been on soulful display for the past 12 months as Fukushima Prefecture and the nation recover from the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. The March 11, 2011, tragedy ...

NEW YORK, March 15, 2011 - In the wake of Japan's tragic Great Tohuku Earthquake and Tsunami disaster, Asia Society Global Council Member Kenneth S. Courtis outlined some of the bigger economic ...

The devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the Tōhoku region of Japan's Honshu island claimed 16,000 lives, with thousands more missing or injured. Ten years later, the effects are still being ...

When the 2011 earthquake struck Japan, it sparked a tsunami that decimated scores of coastal villages and caused a meltdown at one of the country's nuclear facilities. Now, a study finds that the ...

On Friday, March 11, 2011 at 2:46:23 p.m. local time, an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan, the largest in recorded history. The resulting tsunami that swept the coast resulted in over 10,000 ...

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On Monday, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) selected Yoshihiko Noda as its next president. Noda will replace the embattled Naoto Kan, who resigned last Friday, as Japan's prime minister. He is ...