A long-feared megaquake off Japan’s southern coast could result in almost 300,000 deaths, according to a new model released by the government.In the worst-case scenario, a megaquake in the Nankai ...

A government panel has revised its damage estimate for an anticipated mega-quake in the Nankai Trough off Japan's Pacific ...

In the last survey released in 1987, geographers counted islands with a coastline of 100 meters or longer on paper maps, according to the Japan Coast Guard, the author of the survey. The previous ...

As the last one took place more than 70 years ago, there is a growing probability the next one will happen soon around the Pacific coast of western Japan. The map shows the probability of a major ...