KAMAISHI, Iwate Prefecture--This northern city that was heavily damaged by the 2011 tsunami is now looking to generate renewable energy by harnessing the power of the sea.

YouTuber and deep thinker flawless128 has continued this noble tradition in Cities: Skylines, asking how a town of 200,000 people fares when hit by a sewage tsunami, or sewagenami.

OFUNATO, Iwate -- A full day after wildfires broke out in this northeastern Japan city, residents on Feb. 27 could not find any signs of relief as fires continued to spread.

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan—Ten years after one of the world’s largest earthquakes triggered a tsunami that wiped out much of this city, major reconstruction is nearly complete. A 40-foot-high ...