Japan, a country well-acquainted with seismic activity, experiences roughly 1,500 earthquakes annually due to its location on ...

The Japanese government recently updated its earthquake risk assessment, increasing the probability of a major earthquake in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years from 70% to 80%. Such an ...

A recent Japanese government report warns of a potential megaquake in the Nankai Trough, which could result in devastating tsunamis and up to 300,000 fatalities.

It is an estimate made by the authorities of the country regarding this hypothetical event in the Nankai Trough.

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about a "half-cracked" scenario for a predicted megaquake along the Nankai Trough ･･･ ...

The Cabinet Office released on March 31 slightly lower death and disaster projections from an expected Nankai Trough ...

A “megaquake” and the resulting tsunami could cause 298,000 deaths in Japan and damages worth up to $2 trillion, according to a new government estimate quoted by AFP on Monday.The updated figures ...

The government is calling on manufacturers to diversify their production bases and suppliers to mitigate the risks.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued its first advisory of a megaquake, along the Nankai Trough, which is a 900-km undersea fault that runs from Kyushu to Shizuoka, in August 2024. The ...

Up to 298,000 people in Japan could die in a megaquake occurring in the Nankai Trough, a revised estimate by the government's ...

According to new government estimates, Japan is expecting a megaquake in the Nankai Trough. Scroll down to learn more about this earthquake which might take lakhs of lives.

Up to 298,000 people are expected to be killed in Japan, due mainly to a tsunami and collapsing buildings, if an earthquake of around magnitude 9 occurs in the Nankai Trough off the country's ...