On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake triggered a 15-meter tsunami that overwhelmed Fukushima Daiichi’s defenses.

Fifteen years ago, on 11 March 2011, four nuclear reactors in Fukushima, Japan were destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami, a disaster that still impacts the world today.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito voiced concerns over persistent challenges faced by survivors of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito has expressed concern about the scars that remain for survivors of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and ...

This past November, Kellogg faculty convened at the Global Hub for the school’s inaugural Faculty Research Conference — a celebration of the research fundamental to Kellogg’s mission as an elite ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned of growing Chinese "coercion" in her first post-election speech to parliament ...

A thick layer of slippery clay on the ocean floor may have formed the weak spot that enabled a magnitude 9.1 quake to make ...

New research shows that a fragile clay layer beneath the Japan Trench played a key role in the extreme seafloor movement ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Researchers onboard the deep sea scientific drilling vessel Chikyu sailed to the Japan Trench to drill up to 7,906 metres beneath the seafloor. Credit: JAMSTEC/IODP. A thin, soft and slippery layer of ...