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 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 ...

Earthquake in Japan: a 3D model reveals how hidden faults raised the ground by up to 5 meters on the Noto Peninsula.

But today, what Japan felt was no simulation—a huge 8.9 earthquake hammered the island country and launched tsunamis that destroyed buildings on the Japanese coast and killed people in the ...

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, ...

Japan Railways trains automatically halt when the earthquake detection system kicks in. In 2022, a bullet train derailed after a 7.4-magnitude quake, but none of the 78 passengers and crew were ...

Interestingly, two of the most earthquake-prone places in the world are also two of the world's hotbeds of robotics engineering. Japan is situated along the so-called Pacific Rim of Fire, at the ...

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

Jan. 11 (UPI) --The deadly earthquake that rocked Japan on New Year's Day shook a nuclear power plant beyond established safety levels, according to a report by Japan's Nuclear Regulatory Authority.

Japan’s “major earthquake” warning has put much of the country on high alert, even as some experts cast doubt on whether such an advisory is necessary or accurate.

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 ...