40 fatalities in Hokkaido quake
The death toll from the massive earthquake that rocked northern Japan last week rises to 40.
read moreNew Chitose Airport to resume international flights
Hokkaido's New Chitose Airport is packed as it reopens in the wake of Thursday's quake, with international flights to re...
read more22 fatalities in Hokkaido quake
Tears and hugs as rescuers recover the dead after a M6.7 earthquake rocked Hokkaido Thursday morning. 22 are now dead an...
read moreKansai airport domestic flights partially resume
Typhoon-hit Kansai International Airport resumed some domestic operations on Friday.
read moreAnother week, another disaster
Just after the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years drenched the nation, a massive earthquake paralyzed the northe...
read moreQuake toll climbs to 9
9 are now confirmed dead in the M6.7 quake that shook Japan's north isle Hokkaido early Thursday morning.
read morePrince Hisahito turns 12
Emperor Akihito's grandson Prince Hisahito celebrates his 12th birthday.
read moreKansai airport to partially resume operations
Typhoon-hit Kansai International Airport will partially resume operations on Friday.
read moreDisaster-hit Hokkaido blackout recovery to take a week
The government says it will take at least a week to restore electricity to the nearly 3 million homes plunged into a bla...
read moreDeadly quake rocks northern Japan
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake wreaks destruction in Hokkaido, killing at least two with the death toll set to rise.
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