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

When thinking about how to accept the estimated numbers, there is a need to calmly assess the situation to come up with ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

In Nankai torafu jishin wa itsu kuru no ka (When Will the Nankai Trough Earthquake Hit?), author Kaminuma Katsutada writes that “local governments and residents didn’t know what to do” after ...

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