What was the cause of the great Tōhoku earthquake of 2011, and how can we better understand geological processes in order to protect coastal infrastructure in the long term – for example, from a ...

For some, the quake brought back memories of the 2011 Tōhoku 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami, which triggered a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima power plant. It left more than 22,000 dead ...

An curved arrow pointing right. In 2011, the Tōhoku earthquake off the coast of Japan triggered a massive tsunami, killing thousands. Today, a company called "Survival Capsule" has designed a pod ...

MORIOKA--After many years of waiting, new residents can finally move into the Minami-Aoyama apartment complex here, the last built for victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.