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NANKAI TROUGH

Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Aug 2, 2015
Getting Japan's youth engaged in disaster preparedness
Even though earthquake-prone Japan has seen numerous warnings that massive, devastating temblors could strike at any time, including in the Tokyo metropolitan area and in the Nankai Trough off the Pacific coast, data shows the nation's youth don't seem to have the same sense of preparing for a disaster that older generations do.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 1, 2015
NRA's approval of Sendai nuclear plant ignores Nankai quake risk, seismologist warns
The nation's new nuclear regulator ignored earthquake risk and its own rules in approving the safety of the Sendai nuclear plant, said Kobe University professor and seismologist Katsuhiko Ishibashi.
EDITORIALS
Apr 2, 2015
Ambitious Nankai quake plan
The government must verify and review its highly ambitious reponse plan for the predicted Nankai Trough quake to ensure it can be implemented smoothly when disaster strikes.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2015
Nankai Trough quake plan to enlist 137,000 for nationwide response
The government has reportedly come up with a draft for an emergency action plan covering the dreaded Nankai Trough earthquake.
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2015
Hundreds of tsunami-caused fires could accompany Nankai Trough quake: expert
A researcher estimates that about 270 tsunami-caused fires could occur across 22 prefectures in the event of a massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2014
Oil facilities face serious liquefaction risk in Tokai, Kansai, Tokyo
Liquefaction will likely disrupt many of the petrochemical complexes on the Pacific coast if large quakes occur in the Nankai Trough or Tokyo, government researchers warn.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 21, 2014
Hamaoka holds Nankai Trough quake exercise
Chubu Electric Power Co. on Wednesday held a disaster drill, open to the media at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, in preparation for a magnitude-9.0 quake in central to western Japan.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2014
Train lines to be reinforced by '17
Japan hopes to reinforce railways in areas threatened by strong earthquakes by fiscal 2017, according to a draft disaster preparedness plan obtained by Kyodo News on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2014
Earthquake action plan wins approval
Japan approves a 10-year program aimed at reducing the more than 300,000 casualties projected under the Nankai Trough earthquake scenario by 80 percent.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Mar 28, 2014
Residents of Nagoya get disaster info maps
Officials in Nagoya are distributing seismic and tsunami hazard maps based on the damage the city is projected to take from an earthquake in the Nankai Trough.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2014
Estimated death toll in Nagoya from Nankai quake increased significantly
A magnitude-9.0 earthquake along the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan could kill as many as 6,700 people in Nagoya, 1.5 times the number previously estimated, the municipal government said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2014
JR West stages Kii tsunami exercise
In preparation for an anticipated major quake in the Nankai Trough, West Japan Railway Co. held an earthquake emergency drill Tuesday on the southern coastline of the Kii Peninsula in Wakayama Prefecture.
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2014
Nankai Trough quake could top intensity scale in Nagoya, city says
A quake as powerful as magnitude 9 feared to hit the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan could max out the Japanese seismic intensity scale to 7 in areas surrounding the port of Nagoya, the city warned Monday.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2014
Quake will cut water to 94% of Osaka
A powerful earthquake originating in what seismologists call the Nankai Trough off the Pacific coast could cut off tap water to roughly 8.32 million people in Osaka, or 94 percent of the prefecture's residents, the Osaka Prefectural Government said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 11, 2014
Dire quake forecasts fail to stir a numb public
Is there a level of fear above which the mind reflexively retreats from imagining the worst? The Great East Japan Earthquake was often described as being 'beyond imagination,' and the art and science of projecting future catastrophes has had to adjust accordingly.
JAPAN
Dec 30, 2013
10 prefectures say Nankai quake toll may top state's estimates
Ten prefectures predict they will see more deaths than the state's estimate if a big earthquake occurs along the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan, based on tougher conditions, such as the collapse of seawalls and coastal embankments, a Kyodo News study found.
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2013
All bets are off if Nankai Trough has the Big One
If a magnitude 8 or greater earthquake hits along the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan, it and its tsunami could claim more than 300,000 lives, trigger an eruption of Mount Fuji and turn millions of people into refugees, prefectural and local governments predict.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2013
Smaller Nankai quake also dangerous
A temblor with magnitude of 8 in the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan could heavily damage high-rise buildings in Tokyo and Osaka, a national research institute recently said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2013
Disaster drill held to prepare for Nankai quake
A disaster drill for the anticipated major earthquake in central to western Japan was held Saturday with about 4,200 people taking part at numerous locations.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2013
E-map eyed for Nankai earthquake aftermath
The government calls for an electronic mapping system as part of measures to respond to the feared Nankai Trough quake, which threatens to spawn 30-meter tsunami that could wipe out populous areas of the Pacific.
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