Sacramento engineer helps mobilize resources in Japan after earthquake 03:22. SACRAMENTO — Search and rescue teams race to pull survivors from the debris of Japan's New Year's Day 7.6 magnitude ...

Japan’s skyscrapers are built to withstand some of the strongest earthquakes in the world, thanks to innovative engineering and seismic design. Located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, Japan is no ...

Photos: Japan’s earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis. More than 40% of Japan’s coast is lined with breakwaters, sea walls and other structures, according to the Japanese government.

Japan's buildings may have mostly survived the massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck last Friday, but thousands of people died because of the deadly tsunami that followed and swept away ...

Architects, engineers and urban planners have long sought to disaster-proof Japan’s buildings through ancient wisdom, modern innovation and ever-evolving regulations.

The pivotal moment for Japanese engineering came in 1995, when a 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit Kobe, Japan and killed 6,500 people. According to David Pilling at The Financial Times, ...

A Japanese government panel raised the chance of a major earthquake in the Nankai Trough off Japan to 75-82% within the next 30 years. (AP pic) The Japanese government said that much more needs to ...

While other UC students and faculty were leaving Japan or canceling trips and study abroad programs last month, UC Davis civil engineering professor Ross Boulanger was headed the other way. On March ...