Japan has approved a new disaster plan. This plan aims to reduce deaths and damage from a potential Nankai Trough megaquake.

Japan's weather agency said Wednesday that data from an offshore tsunami gauge in the Pacific Ocean is currently unavailable, ...

TOKYO: Japan has warned of a 70–80% chance of a magnitude 8–9 earthquake along the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years, ...

The nation’s top earthquake expert has dismissed claims circulating online that the recent chain of intense seismic activity ...

Japan has approved a new disaster preparedness plan to mitigate the impact of a potential Nankai Trough megaquake, which ...

Japan's government has officially endorsed the basic plan on measures for an anticipated massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough off the country's Pacific coast.

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Japan’s new earthquake-detection network lengthens warning times, and researchers in Wales have harnessed nuclear blast ...

The government's worst-case scenario has estimated that a Nankai Trough megaquake and subsequent tsunami disaster could kill 323,000 people, destroy 2.38 million buildings and cause 220 trillion ...

The lifting of the Nankai Trough megaquake advisory came after a tense week, which raises fears even greater confusion could ensue in the event a higher-level “alert” becomes necessary. On Aug ...

The Japanese government has updated its earthquake preparedness plan due to increased risks of a megaquake in the Nankai Trough, now estimated at an 82% chance within 30 years, with potential deaths ...

Scientists detected a slow-motion earthquake off Japan, offering rare insight into hidden faults and tsunami risks beneath the seafloor.