Firefighters in Tokyo held their annual New Year's drill on Tuesday, showcasing traditional firefighting skills and conducting exercises based on a scenario that a major earthquake had occurred directly under the metropolis.

An earthquake of magnitude 7 or higher in the Tokyo area would kill up to 18,000 people and destroy about 400,000 buildings, according to a government expert panel’s estimates released on Dec. 19. The figures were down from estimates made in 2013, which ...

Japan’s ‘most dangerous’ nuclear power plant admits to manipulating earthquake safety data - Regulator halts review to restart Hamaoka power plant after 14 years

A Japanese government panel estimates that a powerful earthquake striking directly beneath Tokyo could kill up to 18,000 people and cause damage worth about 83 trillion yen, or about 533 billion dollars. The panel warned the disaster would be on a national ...

Chubu Electric Power shares fell by the most in more than a year in Tokyo trading on Tuesday after the Japanese utility disclosed possible problems with earthquake standards used at a nuclear plant.