The number of suicides in Japan hit a two-year high in the month of May, according to data released Wednesday by the nation's authorities.
Just over a month after the worst natural disaster in modern Japanese history, scientists and researchers are still trying to piece together the mystery of exactly how and why some areas were wiped out by tsunami and others escaped.
Scientists investigate the Japan tsunami aftermath in hopes of finding new ways to save lives. Martin Savidge reports.
A tsunami that followed a massive earthquake last month may have destroyed some of Japan's structures, but police say the honest practice of turning in lost items, especially cash, remains intact.
About 22,000 Japanese troops launched an extensive search for victims of last month's earthquake and tsunami along the country's northeastern coast Sunday as the death toll from the nearly month-old disasters passed the 13,000 mark.
A dog rescued off the Japanese coast floating on top of a house is on her way back to her owner Monday.
The Japanese Coast Guard rescued a dog after it had been adrift on a roof of a house off the coast of Kesennuma.
A search for missing people in Japan, conducted by the Japanese and U.S. militaries, led to the discovery of nearly 70 more bodies from the earthquake and tsunami, authorities said Sunday.
The search for victims of the quake and tsunami continues, but hope is fading. CNN's Paula Hancocks reports.
Authorities issue a tsunami advisory for coastal areas of Miyagi Prefecture after a 6.5-magnitude quake hits the region.
Japanese authorities on Monday called off a tsunami advisory after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake off the country's northeast coast produced little more than ripples.
A grandmother and her teenage grandson were rescued Sunday in Japan, nine days after they became trapped in their home following the earthquake and tsunami, officials said.
Many in devastated areas of Japan are still searching for missing loved ones. CNN's Kyung Lah reports from Kamaishi.
Japan's NHK network shows video of people fleeing to higher ground as the tsunami washes away homes in Minamisanriku, Japan.
As some in Japan officially kicked off their first work week Monday since its epic earthquake and tsunami, others -- especially in the country's northeast -- grieved the loss of loved ones, kept fleeting hopes that missing could be found alive and tried to come to grips with a disaster that literally tore some communities apart.
Tests detected low levels of radioactivity on 17 U.S. Navy helicopter crew members when they returned to the USS Ronald Reagan after conducting disaster relief missions in Japan, the military said Monday.
Approximately 2,000 bodies were found Monday in Miyagi Prefecture on Japan's northeast coast, the Kyodo news agency reported.
CNN's Paula Hancocks reports from Ishinomaki, Japan, where the search for survivors continues.
In a nation already besieged with grief over mounting casualties, fears of possible radiation and the threat of more earthquakes, the nightmare grew for Japanese residents Monday as thousands of bodies reportedly surfaced and a government official confirmed another explosion at a nuclear reactor building.
While rescue efforts continue in Sendai, the city that lies just 80 miles (130 kilometers) east of the earthquake epicenter, the long-term future of the metropolis and surrounding area looks uncertain.
CNN's Kyung Lah reports from devastated Sendai, Japan, where the search for survivors continues.
Within an hour after a major earthquake rattled Japan, the nation and the world watched a surreal and unprecedented scene from a helicopter hovering above the coastal area of Miyagi prefecture:
A mud slide from a massive tsunami sweeps across large regions of northern Japan following a massive quake.
A strong earthquake injured 102 people and destroyed 31 buildings in northern Japan on Thursday, authorities said.
Rescue workers dug out three bodies from under mud and rock Sunday, bringing the death toll from Japan's 7.2 magnitude earthquake to nine.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake ripped across the mountains and rice fields of northeastern Japan.
Three people were killed and at least 84 were injured Saturday morning when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan, Japanese officials said.
A strong earthquake struck northern Japan Tuesday, injuring at least 39 people, three of them seriously, police said.
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