Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency said that 1,700 firefighters from 14 prefectures mobilized in the northeastern coastal city after the blaze started Feb. 26. It was the nation's largest ...

Japan's rice stockpiles are at their lowest since 1999. Officials are releasing 210,000 tonnes to mitigate soaring rice ...

Japan’s top court has found two former company executives not guilty of negligence over the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster and the subsequent deaths of dozens of elderly residents ...

Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba was considering declaring the country’s biggest wildfire in decades a “severe disaster ...

(Photo: @wvgovernor X account) FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of West Virginia to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, ...

Japan is prone to earthquakes, typhoons and other natural disasters. It’s advisable to have an emergency bag filled with at least three days worth of food and other essentials ready to go. If you’re ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — Secretary Kristi Noem visited Kentucky Wednesday after President Trump granted a Major Disaster Declaration for the Commonwealth on Monday. The President's action will ...

In an address to the nation Tuesday evening, President Gabriel Boric said he was activating “a state of emergency due to ... stand guard after it was declared due to a massive blackout on ...

Democrats’ attempt to terminate President Donald Trump’s energy emergency declaration failed Wednesday on the Senate floor. Democratic Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM ...

Most residents had power restored by midnight but the situation remained unstable. President Gabriel Boric blamed power companies for not acting faster. By Yan Zhuang and John Bartlett John ...

President Trump approved major disaster declaration for 10 Eastern Kentucky counties following severe flooding. Federal funding will be available to individuals, state and local government ...