TOKYO -- Since a massive earthquake devastated the city of Kobe in 1995, shelters remain unequipped to accommodate at least 530,000 evacuees if a similar disaster were to occur in the same region ...

TOKYO, Japan — The probability of a "megaquake" in ... along the Nankai Trough was higher than normal after a magnitude 7.1 jolt that injured 15 people. The advisory was lifted again after ...

A mega quake could potentially have a devastating 8-9 magnitude ... undersea gully running parallel to Japan's Pacific coast. The trench is where the Philippine Sea oceanic tectonic plate is ...

It concerns what is known as a subduction mega thrust quake along the Nankai Trough, an 800km undersea gully running parallel to Japan’s Pacific ... at a pace of about 1 per cent,” an official ...

It concerns what is known as a subduction megathrust quake along the Nankai Trough, an 800-kilometre (500-mile) undersea gully running parallel to Japan's Pacific ... magnitude 7.1 jolt that ...

TOKYO -- Japan's economy contracted an annualized 0.1% in November from the previous month, as consumers reined in spending to offset food price inflation, according to an estimate released by the ...

“This milestone continues to demonstrate Lockheed Martin’s ability to rapidly scale mature, cutting-edge technology for Japan,” Chandra Marshall, vice president of Multi-Domain Combat Solutions at ...

Meanwhile, Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino, speech to Japanese business leaders, left the door open to a rate hike at the conclusion of the next policy meeting on Jan. 24. The Nikkei index ...

Japan Meteorological Agency says an expert panel investigated possible links between a strong tremor on Monday and a mega-quake that is expected to strike the Nankai Trough in seas off central ...

Regarding the next generation, Subaru claims that a new platform – distinct from the Subaru Global Platform of the present model – will ... those 500 units are for Japan exclusively.

as well as Japan’s southern Kochi prefecture. An initial tsunami wave approximately 1 meter (3.2 feet) high made landfall within 30 minutes of the earthquake, the Associated Press reported ...

The economy continues to remain strong, with unemployment holding steady at 4.1% in December ... economic changes that occur — impact the CD account interest rate landscape this year?