TSUNAMI

Prefectural officials have reported that a small seaside town in northeastern Japan close to the epicenter of Friday's 8.9 magnitude earthquake has about 9,500 people which have gone unaccounted for, according to Kyodo news.

NASA's Earth Observatory team has published enhanced satellite images comparing before and after shots of the northeastern Japanese city of Sendai after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck the coast, pointing out areas hit by flooding.

The Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has warned of massive blackouts across Japan, even affecting areas far removed from the direct impact of the earthquake, given that its power facilities were damaged by the quake.

The Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has confirmed that there has been a release of a small amount of radioactive material at one of its two Fukushima-based nuclear plants where the cooling mechanism had failed after Friday's devastating earthquake.

The death toll from Japan’s devastating earthquake could rise to more than 1,300, as the country continues to dig out survivors trapped beneath rubble and concrete

Following an explosion and fears of a radiation leak at the 40-year-old Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, the Japanese government began evacuating people from within a 20 kilometer radius of the plant on Saturday afternoon.

'Pokemon' creator Satoshi Tajiri rumored to have died in Japan earthquake on the internet, especially on sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

An explosion was heard at the quake-hit nuclear plant of Japan on Saturday, soon after speculations of melt-down were made following the failure of the cooling system of the plant due to Friday's powerful earthquake and tsunami.

Japanese broadcasters and amateur videographers captured the scenes on the ground and in the air of the moments when an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Japan.

A powerful 8.9 earthquake occured in Japan on Friday triggering a reportedly 33-feet high (10 meters) tsunami that swept away cars, planes, homes and even buildings along the country's northeastern coast. A tsunami warning was issued for the whole Pacific basin, except initially, for the U.S. and Canada.

Japan’s tragic earthquake and subsequent tsunami not only cost humans lives but also economic damage. But despite the initial economic setback, Japan’s economy should do just fine in the medium and long term.

Home to much of the world's semiconductor factories and electronics companies, Japan's devastation will have significant effects on global electronics supplies.

Donating to the disaster relief efforts in Japan and elsewhere following the devastating earthquake and tsunami is as easy as a text message.

Five people have been swept out to sea after tsunami-created waves of up to eight-foot high crashed onto the shore of Crescent City, California, a small fishing village near the Oregon border.

Google's Crisis Center and Person Finder provides immediate, real time assistance to those affected by the earthquake and tsunami.

A massive 8.9 earthquake struck Japan on Friday triggering a reportedly 33-feet high (10 meters) tsunami that swept away cars, planes, homes and even some smaller buildings along the country's northeastern coast.A tsunami warning was issued for the entire Pacific basin, except initially, for the U.S. and Canada.

Video from Japan in the aftermath Friday's 8.9 magnitude quake shows office workers in Yokohama, several hundreds of miles southwest of the quake's epicenter, running to escape falling debris.

People.com is reporting that Twilight stars Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner were evacuated from the Vancouver Island beach area in British Columbia after a tsunami warning was issued.

California appears to be the region of the U.S. that has been hardest hit by the tsunami generated by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off the coast of Japan.

Although some tsunami waves reached as high as seven feet as they crashed against Hawaiian shores, no major damage was reported in the Pacific state and the tsunami warning was downgraded to an advisory.

The U.S. will assist Japan with heavy lifting equipment to move debris and has activated two search and rescue teams to help in the aftermath of the massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and subsequent Tsunami on Friday that has already killed hundreds of people and has injured and displaced many others.