Japan has approved a new disaster plan. This plan aims to reduce deaths and damage from a potential Nankai Trough megaquake.

Earthquakes can’t be predicted. But a manga artist’s dream of a July 5 'megaquake' has spooked some residents and travelers.

A Japan Meteorological Agency panel says no noticeable seismic activity has been observed in areas where a Nankai Trough ...

Seafloor sensors caught a rare slow quake in action. It hints at how Earth's stress is quietly released. For the first time, ...

Japan has approved a comprehensive disaster preparedness strategy to mitigate the impact of a potential Nankai Trough ...

By calculating the intervals between each major quake, the Japanese government has warned there is a 70% to 80% chance that Japan will be rocked by another Nankai Trough earthquake within 30 years ...

The Japanese government has updated its earthquake preparedness plan due to increased risks of a megaquake in the Nankai ...

Wolfgang Löger, from Austria, decided to become a taxi driver in Tokyo when he was 50. After several years on the road, he’s ...

After a week of uneasiness following the Japan Meteorological Agency’s first-ever Nankai Trough advisory, which called for caution against a possible huge earthquake, the broad implications and ...

Throughout history, the Nankai Trough has repeatedly caused earthquakes about once every 100 to 150 years. The last series of them was observed about 80 years ago, and experts have been warning ...