Germany's Merck KGaA said on Thursday it is in late-stage talks to acquire U.S.-based SpringWorks Therapeutics for about $3.5 ...

The Japanese government estimates that there is a 70-80 percent chance of a megaquake occurring within 30 years.

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

Japan is no stranger to severe earthquakes. It lies on the Ring of Fire, an area of intense seismic and volcanic activity on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. “Japan sits on the boundaries of ...

Disaster-related deaths were also estimated for the first time, with a maximum of about 26,000 to about 52,000 based on the experiences of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the 2024 Noto ...

Japan lies along the circum-Pacific seismic belt, better known as the "Ring of Fire," located along the outer edges of the Pacific Ocean, where about 81 percent of the largest earthquakes in the ...

Japan has warned the next "big one" earthquake to hit its Pacific coast could kill nearly 300,000 people, create £1.4trillion worth of damage to the country's economy and generate 12.3 million ...

Thousands of families lost their homes when the 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Japan's remote Noto peninsula on New Year's Day. Children in the affected areas need food and shelter and basic support ...

An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude struck Japan's Kyushu on Wednesday, according to the National Center for Seismology. No reports of any damage have been reported yet. Tremors of the first earthquake ...

The report predicts up to 12.3 million evacuees one week after the earthquake. That's 10 percent of Japan's population. It says the disaster would result in economic damage of 270.3 trillion yen ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Japan’s long-dreaded “big one” earthquake could kill almost 300,000 people along its urbanised ...

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 on the Richter Scale jolted Japan's Kyushu on Wednesday at 7:34 pm (IST), the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. According to NCS, the earthquake occurred at ...