An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 and a depth of 10 km occurred off the coast of Sanriku, Japan, causing a seismic intensity of 3 in Iwate Prefecture. No tsunami warning was issued.

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred off the northern coast of Iwate Prefecture, Japan, with a depth of 50 kilometers. No tsunami warning was issued, and several cities in Iwate Prefecture experienced a seismic intensity of 3.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 and a depth of 10 km occurred off the Sanriku coast at 4:55 AM, causing a seismic intensity of 3 in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. There is no concern for a tsunami.

One year after a major forest fire in Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture, experts analyze that extreme soil dryness, exacerbated by global warming, contributed to its spread and warn of increased frequency.

Hong Kong authorities have banned poultry meat and products from parts of Japan and Denmark following reports of outbreaks of highly pathogenic strains of bird flu. The Centre for Food Safety said on Monday that imports of poultry products, including eggs, from Holbaek municipality in Denmark and Japan’s Iwate prefecture had been suspended with immediate effect. Traders had been instructed to suspend the imports to protect public health, it said. The precautionary move follows notifications f...

Fourteen years after being devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake, the city of Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture has experienced the nation’s worst wildfire in 60 years.

One year after the largest forest fire in Japan's Heisei era devastated Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, reconstruction of homes and livelihoods is underway. However, challenges persist in restoring over half of the burnt artificial forests, where the direction of recovery remains unclear.