Updated toll for Nankai Trough megaquake remains grim
The Cabinet Office released on March 31 slightly lower death and disaster projections from an expected Nankai Trough ...
Japan Issues New 'Megaquake' Warning
The Japanese government has warned of catastrophic economic damage and nearly 300,000 deaths when the next "megaquake" hits the archipelagic nation, according to a new estimation released on Monday.
Japan's mega-quake death toll estimated at about 300,000 in worst-case scenario
A government panel has revised its damage estimate for an anticipated mega-quake in the Nankai Trough off Japan's Pacific ...
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Japan infrastructure sector draws up contingencies for Nankai quake
Power utilities, telecommunications carriers and other companies are working on measures to reduce damage and strengthen ...
Nankai Trough Megaquake: Updated Death Toll and Expanded Tsunami Risk Assessment
The latest report revises the anticipated death toll from a Nankai Trough megaquake to approximately 298,000, down from a previous estimate of 323,000 made a decade ago. This adjustment considers a ...
Fears next monster earthquake could kill 300,000 people and trigger tsunami
A disaster of unimaginable scale looms over Japan as its government is warning that the next ‘megaquake’ could kill as many ...
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Okinawa’s loss finalized in last lawsuit over U.S. base relocation
Okinawa Prefecture’s years-long battle to stop the central government building a U.S. base on its soil has come to naught after the Supreme Court rejected an appeal over the last lawsuit on ...