The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake struck at a depth of 24 km. Earlier, the German Research Center for ...

An earthquake of 5.8 magnitude struck the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said ...

Canterbury University has done a large scale test on the sort of steel frame and concrete multistories common in New Zealand.

Following WWII, the United States and Japan transitioned rapidly from enemies to allies. Over the past 80 years the countries ...

Architect Sou Fujimoto has been drawing attention as the designer of the Grand Ring, the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo’s symbolic structure.

The Japanese deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records for descending to the deepest depths ever explored in scientific ocean drilling.

The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) will fully open its doors near the Pyramids of Giza in November. Behind the opening lies ...

A new stage reading has brought to life the story of a community that dreamed of finding a new home following the massive ...

Japan and the United States agreed to a deal on new-generation nuclear power reactors and rare earths, as Tokyo seeks a way ...

On today's date in 1707, a catastrophic 8.6 magnitude earthquake hit Japan. This quake may have played a role in the last ...

I've been asked questions along this theme multiple times, from my friends and family in the United States to colleagues who work around the globe: How, amid Japan's worst natural disaster in 100 ...

The remains of a six-year-old girl who went missing during the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake were discovered 14 years later. The child, who was swept away by a tsunami and had since vanished, was ...