More than 13 years after the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, Tokyo Electric Power Co. has started to remove melted radioactive fuel at the bottom of one of the wrecked Fukushima reactors.

Throughout Japan, 14% of residential buildings are in serious disrepair. The phenomenon is especially stark in Tokyo and Kyoto, where people are trying to save culturally significant buildings ...

WAJIMA, Japan — At least 48 people were killed after a powerful earthquake hit Japan on New Year’s Day, with rescue teams struggling on Tuesday to reach isolated areas where buildings had been ...

WAJIMA, Japan - A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 57 people dead and damaged thousands of buildings, vehicles and boats. Officials warned Tuesday that more ...