An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off Japan's northern coast, prompting a temporary tsunami alert across the region.

'Rare passage is a direct deterrent' to the Japanese military bases along the coast, former PLA instructor says PLA warships transited sensitive international waterways off southwestern Japan twice this week,

(Corrects paragraph 5 to say a group of Chinese naval vessels sailed through the Yokoate Waterway on Sunday, not the Yonaguni-Iriomote Waterway) BEIJING, April 22 (Reuters) - China said a group of its naval vessels,

For many people in Japan, the country’s regular tremors are not a big deal. Officials are urging them to prepare for the next catastrophic quake.

Aerial footage shows tsunami waves hitting Hokkaido, Japan following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake which rocked the country on Monday.

Japan recorded a trade surplus of 667 billion yen ($4.18 billion) in March, compared with the forecast of a surplus of 1.1 trillion yen.

Invasive cane toads in Japan are growing bigger and changing more rapidly than suggested by long-held theories about the pace of evolution, scientists say in a new study. The cane toad has spread to more than 40 countries from its habitat in northeastern South America,

Chairman and CEO Andy Sullivan, during a conference call on Tuesday, said they expected a $525 million to $575 million impact on 2026 pre-tax adjusted operating income as a result of the action.