A map of western Japan shows the Nankai Trough and, to its north, the hypocentral region where the energy for an earthquake is thought to be building.

In this program we learn Japanese and more about Japan from news stories presented in simple Japanese. Today's headline is "Very Few Are Prepared for Nankai Trough Quake" which was published on ...

Japan's government has previously said the next magnitude 8-9 megaquake along the Nankai Trough has a roughly 70 percent probability of striking within the next 30 years.

(AFP) Japan's government has said the next magnitude 8-9 megaquake along the Nankai Trough has a roughly 70 percent probability of striking within the next 30 years.

Research on evaluation of slow slip in the Nankai Trough by geodetic data analysis: ... paleoseismological researches involving geomorphological analysis and geological surveys to evaluate the ...

The coastal areas of the Nankai Trough in western Japan have been repeatedly hit by devastating tsunamis, including that of the 1707 Hoei earthquake. In this study, we investigated the distribution of ...

Even though the Japan Metrological ... is also vital to developing countermeasures against mega natural disasters predicted in the near future such as the “Nankai Trough Earthquakes” ...

このNankai Trough、Googleマップで高知県室戸市から南東へ約150kmの海上にポツンと存在するスポット。 実際には島などはなく、海上にただスポット ...