Massive 6.9 magnitude earthquake shakes Japan’s Fukushima region
Early Tuesday morning, a 6.9 earthquake rocked coastal Japan, sending residents of Fukushima into a panic and raising...
Japan struck by shallow and deadly 6.4 earthquake
At least two are reported dead and nineteen houses collapsed in southern Japan following a 6.4 magnitude earthquake which...
Japanese sculpture memorializes 18,000 people dead or missing after the 2011 earthquake
The laminated stones stacked to create the curving walls represent the victims and are topped with a mirrored stainless...
Flat Pack Tables Fold into Origami Shelters in the Event of a Disaster
The immediate days after a disaster are the most critical since victims need supplies and materials ASAP. Rather...
7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Coast of Japan
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 1:10 p.m. EDT, according to the U.S....
Inhabitat Talks to Lisa Katayama About ‘We Are All Radioactive’: a Crowdfunded Video Series About Surfers Rebuilding Japan
INHABITAT: What made you decide to start the We Are All Radioactive series? Lisa: I grew up in Japan, and my...
Work Begins on World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm On the Fukushima Coast
Fukushima has become synonymous with the nuclear disaster resulting from the earthquake and tsunami that struck...
New Leak at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Raises Yet More Safety Concerns
Efforts to repair damage to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear plant in Japan suffered yet another setback on Sunday...
New Report Predicts Deadly Earthquake and Tsunami for Pacific Northwest
Photo via Shutterstock A massive earthquake followed by a powerful tsunami is likely to hit the Pacific Northwest,...
7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan Causing Three Foot Tsunami
Sendai, Japan, 2006 Radu Razvan / Shutterstock.com A 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s eastern coast early...
Japanese Volleyball Appears to Be First of Tsunami Debris to Reach Alaska
The first identifiable pieces of debris to be washed across the Pacific Ocean in the wake of last year's tsunami...
Japan to Reopen Area Around Fukushima, Home to 16,000 Evacuees
The Japanese government has relaxed restrictions imposed on some of the towns impacted by last years Fukushima...
Reactor at Fukushima Confirmed to Have Fatally High Levels of Radiation
The most recent inspection of the No. 2 Nuclear Reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi plant has cast doubts on government...
One Year After Fukushima, Radiation Adviser Shunichi Yamashita Attempts to Assuage a Shaken Public
One year after the disastrous earthquake and tsunami that shook Japan to its core, all eyes are turned to radiation...
Product Fitness 80: New MUJI Exhibition Showcases Elegant, Efficiently Designed Products in London
There is an old Japanese saying that goes "eat in measure and defy the doctor", which means that eating an adequate...
Bunaco Creates Striking Eco-Friendly Housewares From Strips of Beechwood
Japanese brand Bunaco uses environmentally friendly techniques to produce finely designed home products from ribbons...
Japan Set to Declare Fukushima Reactors Under Control, Experts are Wary
The Japanese government is expected to announce this week that they've regained full control of the three damaged...
Please Help Us Reach Our Goal of Donating $10,000 to Rebuild Japan!
YOUR CLICK COULD BE THE ONE THAT GETS US $10,000 TO REBUILD JAPAN! If you've been wanting to do something to...
Soil Studies from Japan’s Earthquake Will Make Building Design Safer Worldwide
Japan's March 11th magnitude 9 Tohoku Earthquake -- which caused a tidal wave and the ensuing Fukushima Daiichi...
Japan’s Mitsui Plans to Construct Solar Power Plants in Tsunami Zone
Residents of Japan are still feeling the effects of the tsunami and earthquakes that hit earlier this year, but...
REBUILDING JAPAN: Architecture for Humanity Raises Hikado Marketplace from Tsunami Rubble
It's only been 3 months since a devastating earthquake and tsunami ripped through Japan, but the horrifying images...
Japanese Workers Told to Dress Casually to Save Energy
The recent Japanese earthquake and the resulting tsunami devastated the country, particularly its energy infrastructure....
Tune in to the Live 4 Sendai Online Fundraising Event Right Now!
From the earthquake in Japan to the subsequent tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster, the island nation is currently...
China Plans to Cut Nuclear, Boost Solar Power Because of Japan Crisis
The nuclear crisis in Japan has already had a worldwide effect on nuclear policy. Germany is accelerating plans...
Japan’s Nuclear Reactor Springs a Leak, Engineers Try to Plug with Sawdust
Workers in Japan at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was damaged in the March 11th earthquake and...
XBox 360 Controllers Send Robots Into Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Yesterday, we reported that four reactors at the troubled Fukushima Nuclear Plant in Japan are being shutdown,...
Japanese Engineers Unbelievably Repair Earthquake Ravaged Road in Only 6 Days
A road construction job that would have taken months in America has been finished in less than a week in Japan....
Japan Sends “Monirobo” Robot into Nuclear Plant to Keep Workers Out of Danger
Japan has a new worker to help measure and test the radiation at the Fukushima Daichi nuclear plant - and it happens...
13 Ways You Can Help Japan That Take Less Than a Minute of Your Time
Image by Jennifer Chong We know that there are already a ton of resources out there listing ways you can help...
Shigeru Ban Develops Modular Shelter for Japanese Displaced By Earthquake
With thousands of Japanese displaced due to last week's earthquake and ensuing tsunami, many are currently forced...