The central government has designated 723 municipalities in 30 prefectures for ramping up disaster mitigation measures based ...

Japan has warned that its plans to handle a megaquake in the Nankai Trough still fall short of saving thousands of lives. The ...

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

Quakes are extremely hard to predict, but in January a government panel marginally increased the probability of a major jolt ...

Recommended accelerated efforts including constructing embankments and evacuation buildings. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan`s government unveils a new disaster preparedness plan amid rising fears of a major earthquake in the Nankai Trough ...

The Japanese government said Tuesday it has updated its disaster risk plan in the hope of reducing the estimated death toll ...

According to the latest estimate disclosed in March, the death toll from a Nankai Trough megaquake is expected to reach up to ...

The Japanese government said that much more needs to be done to prepare for a possible “megaquake” to reduce the feared death ...

Japan's government has officially endorsed the basic plan on measures for an anticipated massive earthquake in the Nankai ...

Japan faces rising panic ahead of 5 July after manga artist Ryo Tatsukis decades-old prediction of a megaquake and towering tsunami resurfaces. Dubbed Japans ‘Baba Vanga, Tatsukis prophecy has spread ...

The Japanese government said that much more needs to be done to prepare for a possible "megaquake" to reduce the feared death ...