There are two big challenges when it comes to tsunamis: first making sure people in the tsunami zone are notified and know ...

With disasters more intense and more frequent, there is less time to recover and mourn. See how new technology – and new approaches to the strain – aim to help.

Fifteen years on from its worst-ever nuclear accident, Japan is welcoming nuclear power back into its energy mix. Senior Fellows Daniel B. Poneman and Clara Gillispie discuss Fukushima’s legacy and ...

Since Universal Studios Orlando opened, the theme park has seen its fair share of thrill rides that parkgoers loved, ...

Travel destinations and experiences that foster inclusion, diversity and sustainability were celebrated recently at the 2026 Japan Travel Awards, with this year’s top prize going to a ryokan ...

Para skier Ralf Etienne, who lost his leg in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, will on Friday become the first person from the ...

Japan is marking the 15th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster on its northeastern coast as the ...

Today, March 11th, marks the 15th anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan, leaving 22,230 people dead or missing. A large number of people in the affected ...

A look back at 60 Minutes' reporting on the deadly 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami which killed nearly 20,000.

Fifteen years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011. That decade and a half has revealed the depth of the wounds left on ...

Wednesday marks 15 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake, and many of the municipalities’ former residents are believed to have settled down where they evacuated to.

Okuma is the closest town to the three nuclear reactors that melted down at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant on March 11, 2011. On that day, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami destroyed the ...