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

A powerful earthquake struck off Japan's southern coast on Thursday ... to analyze whether the quake had affected the nearby Nankai Trough, the source of past devastating earthquakes.

As tremors shook the ground in parts of western Japan last Thursday, local and national government bodies leapt into action. Meteorologists gathered and issued a temporary tsunami advisory.

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 ...

Nankai Trough quakes occur every 100 to 200 years along the plate boundary on Japan's Pacific coast. A member of the JMA's expert panel says research has confirmed that a major earthquake can ...

experts say Japan is due for a mega-quake — the next big earthquake in Japan that could cause widespread destruction. Recently, the Nankai Trough has been in the news as a potential mega quake that ...

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.

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

File photo taken in July 1993 shows the Aonae district in the southern part of Okushiri Island burning after an earthquake off the southwest coast of Hokkaido. (Photo Credit Kyodo) SENDAI (Japan), ...

A year after a natural disaster, the resilient artisans of Japan’s Noto Peninsula are forging ahead—with great help from the ...

Vending machines in Japan will offer free food and drink ... There is a “70-80% chance that the Nankai Trough Megathrust Earthquake will occur in the next 30 years”, and “fatalities may ...