Japan faces a significant seismic threat from the Nankai Trough, with alarming estimates revealing that up to 298,000 lives could be lost in a catastrophic megaquake. This stark projection has sparked ...

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

A recent Japanese government report warns of a potential megaquake in the Nankai Trough, which could result in devastating ...

A tsunami of over 20 meters would likely be observed in a total of 23 municipalities in Tokyo and seven other prefectures.

TOKYO – Up to 298,000 people in Japan could die in a mega quake occurring in the Nankai Trough, a revised estimate by the ...

The survey comes after Japan's government estimated that up to 298,000 people could die from a megaquake along the Nankai ...

The prospect of a megaquake along the Nankai Trough presents significant concerns for residents of western to central Japan. A key concept that emerges in the discussion is the 'half-cracked' scenario ...

A newly released Japanese government report warns that a long-feared massive earthquake in the nation’s Nankai Trough could ...

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

A possible magnitude-nine earthquake along the Nankai Trough, a submarine trough near the South of Japan, may lead to up to ...

A Japanese government panel says, in a worst-case scenario, nearly 300,000 could die in a projected mega-earthquake in the ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued its first advisory of a megaquake, along the Nankai Trough, which is a 900-km ...