Located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, with thousands of small earthquakes occurring each year, and the continuous threat of a "big one.

In this week’s issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we take an in-depth look at Japan’s problems at home and abroad.

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

Located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, with over 100,00 small ...

When a 4.4-magnitude earthquake rattled Los Angeles on Aug.13, it didn’t come as a complete surprise to everybody. About a million Californians got an early alert on their phones that a quake was ...

An EERIE photo shows a “ghost” lurking in a rural Japanese school that was abandoned following the tragic 2011 Fukushima ...

This history of Japanese earthquake prediction provides a compelling account of how disaster policies are made and unmade. It ...

Office of Civil Defense (OCD) administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno said that there will be a continued effort to ...

The alert system’s utility here may be limited by the layout of Alaska’s most hazardous seismic zones, which are primarily ...

The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated north-east Japan and killed more than 20,000 people and its aftermath ...

A study questions the reliability of using turbidite layers to trace the Cascadia subduction zone's seismic history, ...

Office of Civil Defense Administrator, Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno said that there will be a continued effort to strengthen the ties with Japan about disaster risk reduction and management.