What do you do when your city sits in the path of a predicted 31-meter tsunami? You prepare for the unimaginable — because it's not a question of "if," but "when." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/04/28/earth-science/shimoda-earthquake-nankai-tsunami/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #earthscience #shimoda #shizuoka #earthquakes #nankaitrough #disasterpreparedness #tsunami

Japanese manufacturers are accelerating efforts to mitigate the economic impact of a massive earthquake forecast to occur in the Nankai Trough off the country's Pacific coast. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/08/japan/japan-firms-nankai-trough-quake-risks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #nankaitrough #manufacturing #carmakers #cashless

Infrastructure businesses in Japan are stepping up measures to reduce potential damage from a possible huge earthquake in the Nankai Trough. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/02/japan/society/infrastructure-measure-nankai-trough/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #earthquakes #nankaitrough #disasterpreparedness #phones #telecoms #internet #electricity #jr #nttdocomo

Up to 298,000 people are expected to be killed in Japan, due mainly to a tsunami and collapsing buildings, if an earthquake of around magnitude 9 occurs in the Nankai Trough off the country's Pacific coast. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/japan/japan-nankai-trough-quake-damage-estimate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nankaitrough #earthquakes #tsunami

Mainichi: Up to 298,000 could die in Japan in Nankai Trough megaquake: gov't

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250331/p2g/00m/0na/013000c

The presiding judge at Matsuyama District Court has rejected a petition filed by residents seeking to halt operations at Shikoku Electric Power's Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture over safety concerns. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/18/japan/court-rejection-ikata-petition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ikata #ehime #japanesecourts #mountains #nuclearenergy #earthquakes #nankaitrough

Japan's government has adopted a program to introduce what are known as hospital ships, which provide medical care at sea in the event of large-scale disasters or infectious disease outbreaks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/18/japan/politics/hospital-ship/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #earthquakes #nankaitrough #disasterpreparedness #hospitals #health

Japan's internal affairs ministry has presented a new plan to send officials from some prefectures to help other areas hit hard by a possible massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough off the country's Pacific coast. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/12/japan/partner-prefecture-nankai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nankaitrough #earthquakes

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 remain unresolved. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/21/japan/japan-disaster-prevention-expert-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #disasterpreparedness #kobeuniversity #earthquakes #yoshiterumurosaki #nankaitrough #notopeninsula

The probability that a Nankai Trough megaquake will occur in the next 30 years in Japan has risen to “around 80%,” according to new research released by a government expert panel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/16/japan/science-health/nankai-quake-probability/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #earthquakes #nankaitrough

No megaquake advisory for the Nankai Trough was elicited on Monday when an earthquake hit southern Japan even though it was at a similar area to one last August that sparked the first such an alert. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/14/japan/explainer/nankai-trough-earthquake-warnings-dropped-explainer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #explainer #earthquakes #nankaitrough #disasterpreparedness

The Cabinet Office on Friday released improved public relations measures regarding the government's emergency alert system for a megaquake that may occur in the Nankai Trough off the country's Pacific coast. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/20/japan/megaquake-alert-nankai-trough/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #nankaitrough

Many municipalities at risk of damage from a possible Nankai Trough megaquake lack an understanding of how the government's warning system works, a government survey showed Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/26/japan/society/municipalities-unaware-megaquake-advisory-system/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #nankaitrough #earthquakes #disasterpreparedness

Japan's public finances have worsened with each major emergency, including the global financial crisis, the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/15/economy/japan-finance-emergencies/ #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #disasterpreparedness #nankaitrough #earthquakes #fiscalspending

Japan is accustomed to the constant threat of natural disasters, but when a government advisory over the possibility of a megaquake originating in the Nankai Trough was issued in early August, the nation was put on edge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/10/06/earth-science/earthquake-alerts-japan-controversy/ #environment #earthscience #earthquakes #nankaitrough #disasterpreparedness

Sales of portable power supply devices that can charge smartphones and home appliances are surging as consumer awareness of disaster preparedness rises https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/08/japan/portable-power-supply-devices/ #japan #disasterpreparedness #electricity #nankaitrough

Although 80% of people knew about the possibility of a huge earthquake off Japan's Pacific coast, around 20% did nothing about it, according to a new survey at the University of Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/01/japan/society/nankai-trough-quake-warning/ #japan #society #earthquakes #nankaitrough #surveys

Sept. 1 marks Disaster Prevention Day in Japan and in addition to canned foods and portable toilets, it's a good chance to review the language surrounding earthquakes and typhoons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/08/30/language/earthquake-nankai-trough-safety/ #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #earthquakes #nankaitrough #disasterpreparedness

Are your nights filled with visions of megaquakes and violent tremors? You might have “anticipatory anxiety.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/08/17/lifestyle/anxiety-megaquake-nankai-trough/ #life #lifestyle #earthquakes #nankaitrough #mentalhealth #disasterpreparedness

Japan has lifted its first-ever Nankai Trough megaquake alert a week after a magnitude 7.1 temblor struck off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, though authorities note that a large-scale earthquake remains a possibility. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/15/japan/society/quake-alert-one-week/ #japan #society #earthquakes #nankaitrough #disasterpreparedness