Commentary / Japan | SENTAKU MAGAZINE Jul 23, 2018
Seismologists should do away with the misleading term "active fault."
National Dec 6, 2016
Experts suspect extension of active faults off Fukushima caused November quake
The powerful earthquake that struck northeastern Japan and caused tsunami in late November may have been caused by a slip in a zone that may be an extension of two known active faults under the seabed off the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant site, ...
National Dec 22, 2014
Experts say faults at nuclear plant in northeast Japan could be active
A panel advising the Nuclear Regulation Authority said Monday it can't rule out the possibility that key geological faults running under the Higashidori nuclear power plant in Aomori Prefecture are active. This won't immediately force Tohoku Electric Power Co. to scrap the sole reactor at ...
National Jun 18, 2014
Operator of Hamaoka nuclear plant says no active faults below site
The operator of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture said Wednesday its investigation found no active geological faults under or around the site, which was forced to shut down in 2011 after the plant's operation was deemed risky. Chubu Electric Power Co. plans ...
Editorials May 20, 2013
The identification of a geological fracture zone beneath a Tsuruga nuclear plant reactor as an active fault may force the decommissioning of the reactor in Fukui Prefecture.
National May 5, 2013
Active seabed faults spanning 100 km found off Izu Peninsula: study
Active faults stretching over 100 km are identified near the coast of the Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, and could generate a major quake affecting areas from Tokyo to Nagoya.