Japan Meteorological Agency

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Wednesday morning, the weather agency here said. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor’s epicenter was located...

News Hour: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 rocked Japan’s Kanto area at 1:28 p.m. local time, Japan Meteorological Agency said on Wednesday, reports BSS. The temblor was centered in the southern part of...

News Hour: Typhoon Namtheun made landfall near Nagasaki City on Japan’s southwest island of Kyushu on early Monday morning, with warnings in place for strong gusts, landslides, and possible flooding, reports BSS. According to the Japan...

News Hour: Japan was on alert on Sunday for high winds, heavy rain and landslides as the country braces for two typhoons on course to make landfall, reports BSS. Typhoon Kompasu was expected to hit northern...

News Hour: A magnitude 5.6 undersea earthquake struck Japan on Monday off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, though there were no immediate reports of damages, reports BSS. The quake struck at about 4:00 pm (0700 GMT)...

News Hour: Tokyo was struck by a third earthquake in four days on Wednesday, but there were no reports of damage or casualties, reports BSS. The 5.0 magnitude jolt was felt in Tokyo and areas of...