Japan

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake has raised the risk of an even larger temblor on the Nankai Trough, an underwater subduction zone.

A powerful earthquake has struck off Japan’s southern coast, triggering a tsunami advisory. The Japan Meteorological Agency says the quake on Thursday registered magnitude 7.1.

Asian Pacific America: Consul General of Japan in San Francisco Osumi Yo discusses Japanese language programs.

Strong earthquakes have shaken Japan’s north-central region of Ishikawa that was hit by Jan. 1 fatal quake, but there authorities say there was no danger of a tsunami.

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addressed a joint session of Congress on Thursday, saying that Japan stands resolutely with the United States as democracy is under attack around the world. “We are now at an inflection point that will define the next stage of human history.”

These changes are the sharpest pull back in one of the most aggressive monetary easing exercises globally, as BOJ sought to reflate its economy.

Residents in one Japanese city are being warned to stay away from a “chemical cat.”

A Japan space agency official says an unmanned spacecraft that landed on the moon last month has captured and transmitted data analyzing 10 lunar rocks, a greater-than-expected achievement that could help provide clues about the origin of the moon.

Japanese officials say a pod of killer whales that was trapped in drift ice off the northern main island of Hokkaido, prompting concern from environmental groups, has apparently safely escaped.

A Japanese court sentenced a man to death after finding him guilty of murder and other crimes for carrying out a shocking arson attack on an anime studio in Kyoto, Japan, that killed 36 people.

The women work hard, sleeping only a few hours a night, as they juggle the demands of caring for their children and doing housework — all while suffering from poverty.

Japan’s space agency said early Saturday that its lunar spacecraft is on the moon but is still “checking its status.” More details will be given at a news conference, officials said.

Japanese media reported that a 55-year-old American citizen was arrested after he bit an mid-flight attendant, an airline spokesperson said.

An All Nippon Airways domestic flight turned back to Japan’s northern airport of Sapporo after a crack was found on the cockpit window, according to the airline and media reports.

A woman in her 90s has been pulled alive from a collapsed house in western Japan, 124 hours after a major quake slammed the region, killing at least 126 people, toppling buildings and setting off landslides.

There’s new information about what may have caused the deadly plane crash in Tokyo. A passenger jet collided with a Japanese coast guard plane Tuesday. Raj Mathai speaks with Japan Consul General in San Francisco’s Osumi Yo on this.

Rescue workers and canine units are urgently sifting through rubble in the winter cold in what the prime minister called a race against time after powerful earthquakes in western Japan left at least 73 people dead.

In the video, passengers and flight attendants can be seen covering their faces as the cabin fills with smoke.

NBC Bay Area aviation expert Mike McCarron said it was likely human error, not a technical glitch that caused the deadly Japan plane collision.

NBC Bay Area aviation expert Mike McCarron said it was likely human error, not a technical glitch, that caused the deadly Japan plane collision. Thom Jensen reports.