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The defense team said it was impossible for the executives to foresee the tsunami that engulfed the power plant and caused fuel meltdowns following a massive earthquake.

A memorial ceremony was held in Taipei on Monday to mark the eighth anniversary of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which devastated northeastern Japan, and express gratitude for the assistance provided by Taiwan. Around 80 people attended the event held at the Taipei office ...

Eight years on, efforts among foreign residents in Japan to help one another after the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis have reached a crossroads. In many cases, foreign residents who were affected by the 2011 disaster created groups to look after one another. ...

This is the last in a five-part series examining how the northeast and the nation are progressing with efforts to deal with the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis. Even after the Fukushima No. 1 crisis in March 2011 forced Japan to rethink its ...

Japan pauses at 2:46 p.m. to observe a moment of silence and reflect on all that has happened since that fateful day.

Despite the passage of time, their stories are still heart-wrenching.

Residents in the area view the preparations as something happening in the background. In fact, some believe they are actually hindering the region’s recovery.

In a once-booming whaling community in the northeast, an artisan has managed to keep alive a whale-tooth crafting tradition after his store was destroyed by the mega-quake and tsunami in 2011. Carver Masayuki Chijimatsu, 65, now sells seals and accessories made from the teeth of ...

When Angela Ortiz describes what it felt like to return to Aomori Prefecture five days after the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011, she uses words like "horror," "incredulous disbelief" and "intense curiosity." The 36-year-old American lived in Aomori between the ages of ...

Fukushima and the city of Tono, Iwate Prefecture, have turned some of their temporary units into permanent public housing for those still displaced.

Fish processors are now trying to stem their losses by turning to foreign trainees as firms deal with a severe labor shortage in the region.