earthquake

’It might be subtle, but there’s a deep concern the country as a whole has lost its vigour’

Devastation, loss, and the aftermath: a shocking catastrophe and a heroic struggle

In the wake of disaster, playwright Terry Watada remembers his time in Japan

There are natural disasters. And there are man-made disasters. Never have the two been conjoined as in Japan right now.

Answers to frequently asked questions about the situation in Japan [UPDATED]

A crowd-sourced radiation tracking project is just one way the Internet is helping the relief effort

Harper explains why there cannot be another election until the world is completely free of instability

There are a few reasons for (moderate) optimism

So far, Japan’s nuclear power plants represent an amazing triumph of design robustness

Thousands of commuters were stranded when rail lines were shut down