Navigating earthquakes is a tricky part of living in Japan. In the average year, Japanese people are shaken around 1,500 ...

A potential Nankai Trough megaquake in Japan could be catastrophic, with estimates predicting 300,000 to 320,000 fatalities and trillions in damages. The Japan Meteorological Agency's Nankai ...

A potential Nankai Trough megaquake in Japan could result in devastating consequences, with experts predicting potential fatalities between 300,000 to 323,000 and economic losses amounting to ...

Under the new plan, for example, the prefectural governments of Toyama, Fukushima and Shimane will send officials to Shizuoka ...

The probability of a magnitude-8 or -9 megaquake occurring in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years has risen to “around 80 percent,” according to the government’s Earthquake Research ...

A strong earthquake that struck southwestern Japan early Jan. 22 without causing major damage was deemed unlikely to trigger a long-feared offshore megaquake in the Nankai Trough facing the ...

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami advisory.

And what action should people take? The advisory is a precautionary measure to prepare for a possible mega-quake around the Nankai Trough, which runs along Japan's Pacific coast. The agency says ...

In August 2024, Japan Meteorological Agency issued what it calls Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra Information, which is a bulletin about the possibility of a major quake occurring in the Nankai Trough.

The government will release up to 210,000 tons of its stockpiled rice, farm minister Taku Eto said Friday, in a bid to ensure ...

After an investigation, the JMA said the quake did not warrant special measures related to seismic activity in the Nankai Trough.