OurAmazingPlanet reviews the strangest effects the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami had on our planet.

One year after Japan's tragic earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, its 'gaman' spirit of patience is growing more proactive.

Items washed away by the 2011 tsunami are already arriving in North America, raising fears of an environmental crisis from Alaska to California.

A nearly 70-foot-long dock floated onto an Oregon beach after being torn loose from a fishing port in Japan after the tsunami.

March 11 marks the second anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that displaced more than 30,000 and left more than 19,000 dead or missing.

Japan reflects on the 3rd anniversary of the devastating 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

The 2011 tsunami that struck Japan released thousands of tons of ozone-destroying chemicals and greenhouse gases into the air.

Nuclear fallout has benefitted the beasts, considered as both tasty and fearsome in Japanese culture.

Japanese homeowners are investing in solar panels in an act that the WSJ describes as a 'post-tsunami revolt against conventional electric utilities.'

Advanced refrigeration system, nearly a mile long, is meant to keep contaminated water from the damaged nuclear plant from escaping into the sea.

At a reservoir outside of Tokyo, water and electricity do indeed mix.

Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi are working together to dramatically expand the number of public chargers available in Japan.

Casio shows off realistic animated messages at Consumer Electronics Show

A new coalition of Japanese tour operators is trying to seize on the country's waning interest in killing wild cetaceans.

It's a handsome, pared-down design, but where are the wheels?

Coca-Cola teams up with Tokyo-based design studio Nendo to release a collection of gorgeous recycled glass tableware dubbed, most fittingly, Bottleware.

Is God mad at us for recycling or behaving badly? Some of the right wing's sharpest minds think so.

After landing rovers and its spacecraft on the surface of asteroid Ryugu, JAXA is returning with a sample.

Okinawa is a prefecture of Japan located in the Pacific Ocean between Japan's four main islands and Taiwan. The prefecture’s namesake, Okinawa Island, is know

A new animation shows the path of the debris carried out to sea by last year's massive tsunami in Japan. The tsunami triggered by the devastating earthquake tha

Japan's cube-shaped watermelons are more than just a novelty. They're easier to store in the small refrigerators typically found in Japanese homes.

A visit to Panasonic's Eco Ideas House and to the big Tokyo electronics show, which embraced green this year, incorporating the electric car into a smart grid v

Japanese scientists have found a special bacteria, Ideonella sakainesis, that likes to eat polyethylene terephthalate, better known as PET.

Kamikatsu, where recyclables are sorted into 45 specific categories, is an old pro at landfill diversion.

Researchers pored over historical accounts to crack the case of a 1,400-year-old light show.

WIth room for 5,000 residents, the $26 billion Ocean Spiral scheme offers a subaqueous alternative to overcrowded and costly terrestrial living.

Once the 2011 tsunami rolled back into the ocean, it swept marine life as far away as California.

Microsoft Japan gives staff Fridays off — and it pays off for both employees and the company's bottom line.

A $2.5 billion investment in a renewable energy hub will bring about 2/3 of the power that the nuclear plant once did.

These wearable devices are made specifically to lend strength and enhance lifting ability, and they are helping an aging population stay on the workforce.

A gorgeous 1,000-year-old cherry tree blooms in Japan without any adoring fans to see it.

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Japanese knotweed can be the bane of a great many homeowners, the invasive "ornamental" plant is quite possibly the most hated plant due to its rhizomes. It grows around 7 feet high and the roots, which are the real problem, can go twice as deep.

Kansai region, the host of the Rugby World Cup 2019 and the World Expo 2025, is participating in the Los Angeles Travel and Adventure Show to share the latest information about the region.

Let's become a Tokyo-born hero.

Jibun Bank is constantly endeavoring to mature sufficiently into a financial establishment with highest customer satisfaction.

Join the world's largest treasure hunting game and discover 27,000 hidden geocaches in Japan

Third newspaper partner to join Japan Industry News Network

HealthyTOKYO, a pioneer in the Japanese CBD oil market and the company behind the first vegan cafe in Haneda Airport announced the launch of their flagship brand, made-in-Japan CBD oil - HealthyTOKYO Yuzu Citrus 400.

The guest of honor at the event was Nobuki Sugihara, the son of the noted Righteous Among the Nations. The event was a central feature of the Limmud FSU annual festival in Belarus, attended by some 600 young Jewish participants.

Wheat Growers Take A Deep Breath of Satisfaction

HealthyTOKYO opens Japan's first dedicated CBD shop & cafe in fashionable Harajuku, Tokyo. This unique store offers a delicious vegan menu of hand-crafted CBD oil infused sweets and drinks and the widest retail range of CBD products in Japan.

The Central Japan area,* lying right between the Eastern and the Western regions of Japan, is studded with picturesque old towns well preserved since their heyday in the19th century.

Ashton Whiteley: After 15 years of falling prices that have plagued the Japanese economy, the end of deflation may be in sight according to official government report.

Clifford Beaumont: Shinzo Abe's economic strategy bears fruit as Japan posts longest consecutive streak of growth since the 1980s boom.