The Nuclear Regulation Authority said all 12 nuclear reactors, including three that are currently operating, on Kyushu and Shikoku remained safe. Earthquake myths: California experts discuss ...

which separates Ehime Prefecture on Shikoku and Oita Prefecture on Kyushu. It is in an area where seismologists have long anticipated a megaquake known as the Nankai Trough earthquake to occur.

It’s not just Tokyo that faces the risk of being struck by a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7 or higher within 30 years. The same goes for the nation’s southern islands of Kyushu and ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency issued a mega-earthquake advisory on Aug 8, following a magnitude 7.1 temblor that rocked the western Kyushu region on the same day. What does the advisory mean?

Three more earthquakes struck Japan's Kyushu island early this morning. The biggest yet, a 7.0, which struck around 2am, was at a depth of 10km. It was later followed by a 5.8 and 5.7. The ...

Panel of experts examine Kyushu earthquake in link with Nankai Trough (17:00 JST) The Japanese government's panel of experts are examining the strong earthquake in Miyazaki and Kagoshima ...

The Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11 ... Prefecture and upper 5 in parts of Tokyo to a barely perceptible 1 in Kyushu. There have been only five occasions when a level 7 was recorded ...

on Kyushu and Shikoku, despite recent seismic activity. The concern over earthquakes in regions with nuclear power plants has been heightened since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011 ...

we expect solid demand for JR Kyushu's modern, earthquake resistant apartments, and forecast occupancy to be high. The firm sold an average of about 500 apartments per year over the six years from ...

In the lawsuit at the Kagoshima District Court, plaintiffs totaling around 3,000 claimed a catastrophic volcanic eruption or an earthquake could hit the No. 1-2 units at Kyushu Electric Power Co's ...