In Japan, swarms of earthquakes are fueling a dip in tourism and a viral panic over predictions of the next 'big one' ...

The U.S. Geological Survey registered a 5.6-magnitude quake on Wednesday afternoon in the Tokara Islands, a string of 12 islands between Japan’s main island and Okinawa.

Earthquakes can’t be predicted. But a manga artist’s dream of a July 5 'megaquake' has spooked some residents and travelers.

An evacuation has begun as tremors intensify in and around Japan's southern islands of Toshima village, Kagoshima Prefecture.

The Tokara Islands are the150km chain of 12 small islands and out of the total seven are inhabited. Only 700 people live on the remote islands. The islands are not well connected to the hospitals ...

About 700 people live on seven of the 12 Tokara islands. There are no hospitals on some of these far-flung islands - the nearest is at least six hours by ferry to the prefectural capital, Kagoshima.

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolted Japan's northern Hokkaido region, with no risk of a tsunami confirmed by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

Japan’s government on Saturday warned of more possible strong earthquakes in waters southwest of its main islands, but urged the public not to believe unfounded predictions of a major disaster.

But the tremors along with the sea surges were predicted by Ryo Tatsuki – Japan’s answer to Baba Vanga – who wrote down 15 ...

A rumor claiming that a devastating earthquake would strike Japan on Saturday (July 5) has recently gone viral on social media, drawing widespread attention. As a result, many foreign tourists have ...

More than 1,300 earthquakes have hit Japan’s Tokara Islands in two weeks, prompting evacuations of dozens of residents from the remote archipelago on the country’s southern tip. Although no ...