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.

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

The Tokara Islands in southern Japan have experienced a wave of more than 1,200 earthquakes since late June, with some reports counting up to 1,600 tremors. The unusual seismic swarm has triggered ...

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).

Over 900 earthquakes have shaken Japan’s Tokara Islands in two weeks, raising fears of a major natural disaster. Experts and locals are alarmed, especially after a prophecy predicted a tsunami ...

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 ...

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

A remote island chain in southern Japan has been shaken by more than 900 quakes in the last two weeks, the weather agency said Wednesday, ...

One year ago, on January 1, 2024, a huge earthquake resulted in more than 200 deaths, mainly affecting the Noto region of Japan. In 2022, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake rattled the coast of Fukushima.