A famous Japanese food manga takes on the "truth about Fukushima." » 5/08/14 8:00am 5/08/14 8:00am

Today is the third anniversary of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami. At the moment the earthquake hit, at 2:46pm, Japanese television networks paused to remember the deceased. That is, all except one, which showed Alien: Resurrection, instead. » 3/11/14 5:30am 3/11/14 5:30am

March 11, 2011 was truly a tragic day in Japan. Lives were changed and lives were ended. Yet, three years later, two parents who lost a daughter have just received a letter she mailed a decade ago. » 3/05/14 5:00am 3/05/14 5:00am

Last week, shortly after an earthquake rocked Japan, a tweet tore » 12/11/12 7:30am 12/11/12 7:30am

March 11th this year will mark the one-year anniversary of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake » 3/08/12 5:30am 3/08/12 5:30am

On March 11, 2011 » 2/29/12 6:45am 2/29/12 6:45am

This afternoon, just as the Tokyo Game Show was grinding to a halt for the day, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan. There were no immediate injuries according to early reports. » 9/15/11 5:30am 9/15/11 5:30am

An Earthquake hit Virginia today, and we felt tremors all up and down the east coast. Instead of seeking shelter or whatever you do when an earthquake hits, the games industry took to twitter to make jokes. Seems reasonable to us. » 8/23/11 3:30pm 8/23/11 3:30pm

Following March 11's earthquake and tsunami, kids left parentless and homeless piled into make-shift refuge shelters. As a much needed diversion, kids began asking for video games. » 6/27/11 5:00am 6/27/11 5:00am

March 11's earthquake has impacted car companies and electronics makers. That's expected. But it's also had an unforeseen effect on Pocket Monsters, namely Pokémon branded noodles. » 6/17/11 5:00am 6/17/11 5:00am

Could a video game mean the difference between life and death the next time the planet decides to violently erupt near a heavily populated area? That's the question Geeks Without Bounds plans to answer with GameSave, a five week long hack-a-thon event aimed at creating the ultimate disaster relief video game. » 5/12/11 2:40pm 5/12/11 2:40pm

When March 11's earthquake shook North-eastern Japan, lives were lost and destroyed. Less importantly, video games ended up delayed and canceled. As the country continues to pull itself from the wreckage, one adult game company is stating that for the time being it cannot go on. » 5/11/11 5:00am 5/11/11 5:00am

When the Great East Japan Earthquake rocked the country on March 11, Japanese games with sensitive imagery were delayed. PS3 title Disaster Report 4, set during a natural disaster, was canceled. The game's publisher even canned all Disaster Report titles. Not every Japanese game company is taking such drastic steps. » 5/09/11 3:00am 5/09/11 3:00am

Zombie parody game Yakuza: of the End was slated for release on March 17. Then, the unthinkable happened; on March 11, an earthquake and an ensuing tsunami laid waste to Japan's northeast. The game, which depicted a city in ruins (pictured), was one of many delayed out of respect to the victims. » 4/20/11 8:45am 4/20/11 8:45am