Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, with officials estimating an 80% chance of a magnitude 8 to ...

The disaster opens up diplomatic channels closed to the junta for four years after it ousted an elected government in 2021 to ...

The Japanese government has warned of catastrophic economic damage and nearly 300,000 deaths when the next "megaquake" hits the archipelagic nation, according to a new estimation released on Monday.

A newly released Japanese government report warns that a long-feared massive earthquake in the nation’s Nankai Trough could ...

Japan is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone countries, and the government sees about an 80% chance of an earthquake ...

A possible magnitude-nine earthquake along the Nankai Trough, a submarine trough near the South of Japan, may lead to up to ...

Japan’s long-dreaded “big one” earthquake could kill almost 300,000 people along its urbanised Pacific coast, create 12.3mn ...

Modelling has predicted a “megaquake” could kill almost 300,000 people and wipe $2.8 trillion from Japan’s economy, according to a doomsday announcement from its government.

A long-feared megaquake off Japan’s southern coast could result in almost 300,000 deaths, according to a new model released ...

A government panel has revised its damage estimate for an anticipated mega-quake in the Nankai Trough off Japan's Pacific ...

Civil war in Myanmar is complicating efforts to reach those injured by the country's biggest quake in a century.

Under the worst-case scenario, based on the possibility of a 9-degree earthquake in the region, Japan will likely be forced ...