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TSUNAMI

Haruna Kambayashi stands by her newly purchased home on a street now lined with mostly empty lots.
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Mar 9, 2026
15 years after the Tohoku quake, the road home remains uncertain for many
In once-abandoned communities, life is cautiously returning as policymakers confront the staggering price of future recoveries.
Kirara Takahashi, who will become an elementary school teacher in April, visits the former Kadonowaki Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in January. The school has been preserved as an earthquake and tsunami memorial following the March 2011 disaster.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 8, 2026
Childhood vow with late friend inspires woman to become teacher
Kirara Takahashi was in first grade when the tsunami crashed into Ishinomaki. Now 22, she’s honoring her friend who didn’t make it.
Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai said during an interview in Sendai on Tuesday that he intends to have three seawalls finished before his current term ends in 2029.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2026
Miyagi governor sees different challenges 15 years after Tohoku disaster
“When you get 15 years older, your health conditions and other circumstances change,” said the governor of Miyagi Prefecture, which was affected by the March 2011 disaster.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave to well wishers on the emperor's birthday on Monday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The couple and their daughter will visit the Tohoku region in March and April.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2026
Emperor and his family to tour Tohoku region 15 years after disaster
During their visit, the imperial family will inspect progress made in reconstruction efforts and meet with people in areas affected by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
An earthquake struck at 11:44 a.m. on Friday off the coast of Aomori Prefecture, registering shindo 4 in some areas on Japan's seismic intensity scale of 1 to 7.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 12, 2025
Magnitude 6.9 quake off Aomori triggers tsunami advisory
The quake struck at 11:44 a.m., registering shindo 4 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale.
A car is seen trapped in a caved-in road on Tuesday in the town of Tohoku, Aomori Prefecture, after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the coast of the prefecture on Monday night.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2025
More than 30 injuries reported after Aomori earthquake
Evacuation orders issued across five prefectures, including Aomori and Hokkaido, have all been lifted.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off eastern Aomori Prefecture around 11:15 p.m. Monday.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2025
Tsunami warnings lifted after M7.5 quake rocks northeastern Japan
The Japan Meteorological Agency registered a seismic intensity of upper-6 on the Japanese scale in the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture.
Ofunato Junior High School in Iwate Prefecture became one of the temporary shelters opened after a tsunami warning was issued following an earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in July.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 30, 2025
60% of tsunami evacuation sites have no stockpiles: survey
The Cabinet Office is urging local governments to secure sufficient stockpiles and calling on households to advance their own preparations.
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2025
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
Waves reached 20 centimeters in some areas after the quake, which measured a 4 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale.
People observe a moment of silence on March 11, the 14th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, near the ruins of the former disaster prevention center in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture.
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2025
Remains identified as 6-year-old missing after 2011 tsunami
The victim was at home in Iwate Prefecture and was washed away by the tsunami that came following the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Yoshihiko Matsui’s “There Was Such a Thing Before” follows two high-school friends (Oshiro Maeda, left, and Airu Kubozuka) growing up in the aftermath of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant meltdown.
CULTURE / Film
Sep 18, 2025
‘There Was Such a Thing Before’: Fukushima grief and fury in monochrome
Eighteen years since his last feature, Yoshihiko Matsui is back with a somber Fukushima tale that demands attention, even as its drama feels stilted.
The United States Geological Survey said a 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit 111 kilometers east of the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, in its Kamchatka region, on Saturday.
WORLD
Sep 13, 2025
Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes off Russian Far East; tsunami warning lifted
A 7.4-magnitude quake off the coast of Kamchatka in Russia’s Far East on Saturday, came after a magnitude 8.8 temblor hit the area in July.
A notice board at a station in Tokyo announces suspended shinkansen services due to a tsunami warning after a strong quake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday. 
EDITORIALS
Aug 1, 2025
A troubling reminder of Japan’s vulnerability to natural disasters
There is considerable work to be done. Multiple studies and surveys of municipalities show that they are not prepared for a big incident.
Police officers ask people to evacuate a beach due to a tsunami warning in the city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2025
Japan lifts tsunami advisory nationwide
The Meteorological Agency first lifted the advisory for coastal areas between Tokyo Bay and Okinawa on Thursday morning before clearing it across the country at 4:30 p.m.
A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Earth science / EXPLAINER
Jul 31, 2025
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
Part of the reason the waves were weaker than anticipated may have to do with the size of the quake off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.
The NISAR satellite is encapsulated in its payload fairing at the Indian Space Research Organization’s Satish Dhawan Space Center on July 18.
ENVIRONMENT / Earth science
Jul 31, 2025
When Earth’s surface shifts, a new satellite will see it
The satellite is a joint mission between NASA and India’s space agency and will track tiny shifts across almost all of Earth’s land and ice regions.
Waves slam into a sea wall off Waikiki Beach after authorities downgraded earlier tsunami warnings following an earthquake off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Wedenesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 31, 2025
Tsunami danger has Chile to U.S. on alert after Russia quake
Aftershocks will likely continue for months and there is no way to predict if there will be another massive shake.
Police officers ask a man to evacuate from an empty beach following a tsunami warning, in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2025
Japan on edge but prepared for tsunami after huge Kamchatka earthquake
Tsunami waves measuring up to 1.3 meters were observed off the Pacific coast of Japan, with authorities urging people in coastal areas to evacuate to higher ground.
Storage tanks containing treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture in March 2021.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 30, 2025
Tepco ordered to pay ¥100 million in damages over 2011 disaster
Presiding Judge Masahiko Abe ordered the payment mainly as compensation for damage to property and consolation money.
The town of Severo-Kurilsk on Russia's northern Kuril Islands is hit by a tsunami on Wednesday in this image taken by a drone.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 30, 2025
Powerful quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunami
The quake off Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami up to 4 meters across the Pacific and sparked evacuations as far away as Hawaii.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Reform panel calls for easing data center building standards
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi emphasized that the government will promote reforms of regulations and systems that fit the artificial intelligence era.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.

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