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.

There are stories in which so much goes wrong we can’t help thinking the tellers made them up. We needn’t accuse Spa (Oct 28) of that, or even of exaggerating. Life is as profuse in its unkindness as, ...

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 buildings were left standing due to Japan's strict property laws, which in effect prevented their demolition.

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.

Japan's top nuclear power operator, Kansai Electric Power Co, on Thursday revised its profit forecast for the fiscal year ...

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident reinforced the importance of having adequate national and international safety standards and guidelines in place so that nuclear power and technology remain safe ...

This is the 16th time that water containing small amounts of radioactive tritium has been released since the discharge began ...

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