Rice prices and inflation are putting pressure on Ishiba’s minority government.

The ongoing risk of a megaquake along the Nankai Trough is formidable, with an 80 percent chance of occurrence within the next 30 years. The latest estimates predict the catastrophic event could claim ...

Japan will continue to "strongly request a tariff exemption" for the country from the United States, Japanese Prime Minister ...

The government’s latest forecast of damage caused by a possible Nankai Trough mega earthquake indicates that quicker evacuations will be the key to minimizing casualties, as the predicted death toll ...

A disaster of unimaginable scale looms over Japan as its government is warning that the next ‘megaquake’ could kill as many ...

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

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.

The Pentagon has begun the first phase of upgrading U.S. Forces Japan to a joint force headquarters, announced Secretary of ...

Over the past 1,400 years, megaquakes in the Nankai Trough have struck every 100 to 200 years, with the most recent occurring ...

A 'megaquake' and subsequent tsunami could cause as many as 298,000 deaths in Japan and damage costing up to $2 trillion, the government said Monday in a new estimate.

Tokyo: A massive earthquake and tsunami along Japan’s Nankai Trough could result in up to 298,000 deaths and economic losses ...

Japan's parliament passed the budget for fiscal 2025 on Monday, the day before the new financial year starts, after Prime ...