Japan was struck by a new 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Friday morning, hitting a similar area of the Pacific coast to Monday ...

The advisory warns that a possible subsequent major temblor may strike near northeastern Japan, calling on residents to take ...

The Nuclear Regulation Authority said Friday there were no immediate signs of abnormalities at the region's nuclear ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) upgraded Friday's quake to magnitude 6.7 and warned that tsunami waves of up to one metre (three feet) could hit the northern Pacific coastline.

Waves up to one metre could hit the northern coast days after a 7.5-magnitude quake injured at least 50 people in the same ...

The quake struck off the coast of Aomori prefecture with a depth of 20km, after a bigger 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit the same region late on Monday.