If the ocean floor had a nervous system, it might look something like this: thousands of miles of fiber-optic cables connected to sensors set atop the fault lines where Japan’s earthquakes begin.

Japan completed the world’s first real-time ocean floor earthquake detection system in June 2025, giving 20 seconds more earthquake warning and 20 minutes more tsunami warning. The network spans ...

Japan has completed the world’s most advanced undersea earthquake and tsunami detection system—3,500+ miles of fiber-optic ...

These photos show how Japan has spent a decade rebuilding after the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011.

A strong earthquake centred off the coast of northeastern Japan shook buildings as far away as Tokyo and led to a tsunami warning for coastal areas. The earthquake hit in the same area as a ...

Japan is spending 2.3 billion yen (£18.8 million) from its supplementary budget for tsunami reconstruction to fund the country's annual whaling hunt in the Antarctic Ocean.

The magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in March 2011 devastated large areas along Japan’s north-eastern coast, killing nearly 20,000 people and triggering the Fukushima Daiichi ...

The devastation of Japan's tsunami crisis is unravelling with thousands reported dead and the country facing a potential nuclear disaster. Photo shows New Year's Weather: Dark grey storm clouds ...

Cash earmarked for tsunami reconstruction work was diverted to unrelated projects, ... northeastern Japan. A yellow crane sorts out the rubble of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, ...

Japan marked one year since an earthquake and tsunami killed thousands and set off a radiation crisis that shattered public trust in atomic power and the nation's leaders. Tuesday, June 17, 2025 News ...