The Shin-Marunouchi Building, a 38-story tower also near Tokyo Station, stands at the site where a makeshift medical center was set up to treat survivors of the Great Kanto Earthquake.

"I was taking a break when I heard a sound and thought there might be an earthquake ... Sekizawa Ai of the Tokyo University of Science, an expert on fire prevention in buildings, says a gas ...

A new megaquake scenario for Tokyo warns that more ... events that can occur after an earthquake, in addition to an estimate of deaths, injuries and damaged buildings, among other figures.

Every building has a life ... With earthquakes and resulting fires a frequent threat, Tokyo offers numerous fire and earthquake training classes led by local and regional fire departments and ...

Since then, Japan has been a world-leader in introducing seismic standards for buildings and significant advances in earthquake-resistant technologies. These developments are what support Tokyo's ...

The Japanese government says nearly 300,000 people could be killed if an anticipated massive earthquake occurs in the Nankai ...

Tokyo: A massive earthquake and tsunami along Japan’s Nankai Trough could result in up to 298,000 deaths and economic losses ...

Financial Times - Japan’s long-dreaded “big one” earthquake could kill almost 300,000 people along ... tsunami that would hit ...

Fundraising activities have begun in Japan in response to the deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar, ...