A couple of years ago I found myself in a basement bar in Yoyogi, a central precinct of Tokyo, drinking cold Sapporo beers with big foamy heads while the salarymen next to me raised their glasses ...

MANDALAY, Myanmar—A Japanese national may have been among hundreds of people who were inside an apartment building when it collapsed in the devastating earthquake on March 28. The Japanese ...

Prone to major earthquakes that trigger fires and tsunamis, Japan has become a world leader in building disaster-resilient communities. Three experts in public policy and urban development told ...