Tsunami Warnings in Russia, Japan, Hawaii, Alaska, California Highlight Updates: Evacuations are currently taking place in ...

A powerful 7.1 earthquake off southern Japan triggered tsunami advisories, stopped trains, and sent residents toward higher ...

Global populations are aging at an unprecedented rate. By 2050, the number of people aged 60 and older is projected to more than double to 2.1 billion, driven by falling fertility rates and rising ...

Almost 12 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, 2,523 people remain missing, the National Police Agency reported.

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A Japanese high court on Thursday overturned a lower court ruling that had revoked government approval for ...

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Junko Tabei (1939-2016) is remembered not only as the first woman to summit Mt Everest in 1975, but also as an irreplaceable lifelong friend of Nepal. It was 1975, the International Women’s Year. And ...

Yoshinobu Tsutsui’s humble beginnings and the social norms he learned during childhood helped to propel him to the top of ...