Only one-quarter of fire departments in coastal areas at risk of tsunami damage from a Nankai Trough earthquake have compiled operational plans that take inundation forecasts into account, an Asahi ...
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What is the Nankai Trough megaquake and why it could be fatal for Japan, according to Ryo Tatsuki’s prediction
Japan, one of the most seismically active countries in the world, has approved a new comprehensive disaster preparedness strategy aimed at mitigating the catastrophic impact of the anticipated Nankai ...
Aerial view of the devastated along the north eastern coast of Japan following a massive earthquake and tsunami March 25, 2011. The undersea, magnitude 9.0 “megathrust” earthquake—the worst in Japan’s ...
Earthquakes can’t be predicted. Scientists agree that precise predictions of a time, place, and magnitude is not possible with current technologies. Yet a years-old Japanese manga that claims a ...
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Why Japan’s insurers brace for heavy payouts in projected quake scenarios
Nankai Trough earthquake has a 60% to 90% probability of occurring. Japanese insurers are facing growing pressure from the possibility of two major earthquakes that the government considers highly ...
More than 1,300 earthquakes have hit Japan’s Tokara Islands in two weeks, prompting evacuations of dozens of residents from the remote archipelago on the country’s southern tip. Although no major ...
The government will submit legislation needed to establish the agency during the next ordinary session of parliament in 2026.
Currently, there are no reports of injuries or significant damage and no tsunami warning had been issued. A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Kyushu, Japan, on Wednesday at 7:34 PM (IST), as reported by ...
Sensors and observation instruments being lowered into a borehole off the coast of Japan nearly 1,500 feet below the seafloor during an International Ocean Discovery Program mission in 2016. Sensors ...
Two strong earthquakes struck Japan Tuesday at magnitudes of 5.4 and 4.7, according to data from the United States Geological ...
More than 1,300 earthquakes have hit Japan’s Tokara Islands in two weeks, prompting evacuations of dozens of residents from the remote archipelago on the country’s southern tip. Although no major ...
A TV monitor shows an earthquake that occurred off the coast of the Tokara Islands in Japan, on July 3, 2025. The epicenter was 20 kilometers deep, and the magnitude of the earthquake was estimated to ...
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