The program calls for using existing private-sector ships to transport patients from disaster-affected areas and provide ...

The risk level for a potential powerful earthquake striking along the Nankai Trough has increased, but there is no reason to panic, the government says. It recommends being prepared for the worst ...

The subterranean Nankai Trough, which in seismological terms is a ticking time bomb, shows no signs of abnormal subsurface changes following a magnitude-7.1 earthquake in Kyushu on Aug. 8.

According to Japan's Earthquake Research Committee, there’s an 80 percent chance that a megaquake could occur in the Nankai ...

About 20,000 people were killed. Then there’s the looming threat of the Nankai Trough megathrust earthquake – the most powerful of its kind, with magnitudes that can exceed 9. Seismologists ...

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.

Recently, the Nankai Trough has been in the news as a potential mega quake that could hit even the big cities. Making sure you’re prepared by natural disaster vocabulary and preparing for an ...

File photo taken in July 1993 shows the Aonae district in the southern part of Okushiri Island burning after an earthquake ...

It concerns what is known as a subduction megathrust quake along the Nankai Trough, an 800-kilometre (500-mile) undersea gully running parallel to Japan's Pacific coast. The trench is where the ...

The petition was filed over safety concerns by some 1,500 residents living near the plant in Ehime Prefecture, which is operated by Shikoku Electric Power.