Japan's government and experts have issued a warning about the increasing likelihood of a mega-earthquake striking the nation ...

The Nankai Trough stretches from Shizuoka ... in the magnitude-6 class after the magnitude-7.6 earthquake “has never been observed before in Japan.” (This article was written by Takahiro ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has called for continued caution over potential tremors and tsunamis despite a gradual ...

Roughly 24 hours after the magnitude-7.1 quake on Aug. 8 in Kyushu, the Japan Meteorological ... of the Kanagawa earthquake was outside of the assumed epicenter of the Nankai Trough temblor ...

Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)--The devastating earthquake that struck Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture's capital, and other western Japan areas 30 ... megaquake around the Nankai Trough off the country's ...

The Nankai Trough, where the Philippine Sea Plate is slipping under the Eurasia Plate at the bottom of the sea off the southwest coast of Japan, produces massive earthquakes about every 100-150 years.

A leading researcher in disaster preparedness who experienced the powerful earthquake that hit western Japan 30 years ago has called for discussions on post-earthquake management problems that ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Fukushima Prefecture and nearby areas early on Jan. 23, the weather agency says.

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.