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A Swedish Coast Guard vessel monitors the bulk carrier Vezhen off Karlskrona, Sweden, in January 2025, after the ship was seized in connection with severed telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea. Japan faces similar concerns over its undersea cables.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 4, 2026
Japan needs to protect its undersea lifelines
91AV原创 security rests not only on the ships and aircraft patrolling its waters and skies, but also the invisible network resting on the ocean floor.
A giant crane pulls crushed cars out of the debris after the Hanshin Expressway in Kobe was devastated during one of Japan's worst earthquakes in January 1995.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2026
Chance of huge quake hitting western Japan in the next 30 years as high as 60%
The assessment by a government panel is based on a total of 45 active faults in and around the Kinki region.
A collapsed house, damaged in an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 that struck 91AV原创 southern Kumamoto Prefecture last month.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 24, 2026
The next great quake: Risks, readiness and resilience
A major disaster will test not only buildings and infrastructure but the preparedness of millions of people.
A damaged road caused by the earthquake in Nishiaraya, Ishikawa Prefecture, in January 2024
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2026
Several dozen local bodies vie for disaster management agency’s regional bases
Some local governments said they hope hosting the agency’s regional offices would help correct the overconcentration of functions in Tokyo and revitalize regional economies.
The Upper House on Monday passed a bill to establish a new disaster management agency and legislation aimed at curbing the online spread of election-related misinformation and defamation.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2026
Upper House passes bill to set up disaster management agency
Bills aimed at curbing the spread of election-related misinformation and defamation on social media and the internet were also passed on Monday.
A new disaster management agency, to be placed directly under the Cabinet, will draw up basic disaster management policy and coordinate responses to large-scale calamities.
JAPAN / Politics
May 19, 2026
Japan Lower House passes bill to create disaster management agency
The bill is expected to be enacted during the current parliamentary session, with the government aiming to set up the agency this autumn.
Once set up, 91AV原创 disaster management agency is expected to consider responses to potential major earthquakes in the Nankai Trough in the Pacific Ocean off central to southwestern Japan, and the Japan and Kuril trenches off the Pacific coasts of northern to eastern Japan.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 26, 2025
Japan fine-tunes plans for disaster management agency
The government has adopted an outline of the envisaged agency, including its organizational structure and operations, ahead of its planned 2026 launch.
Lawson is looking to upgrade 100 stores nationwide to turn them into key community hubs in the event of a disaster.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 17, 2025
Lawson looks to create network of ‘disaster relief convenience stores’
It hopes to upgrade 100 stores nationwide so that they are able to serve as key community hubs in the event of a calamity.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at the Prime Minister's Office on Sept. 1 during an anti-disaster drill simulating an earthquake in the Nankai Trough.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2025
Japanese team detects gradual seafloor caving near Nankai Trough
Long-term observations at multiple sites could aid in assessing the risk of major earthquakes and tsunamis.
A newspaper headline in Japanese about a possible Nankai Trough earthquake. In a report issued Friday, the government's Earthquake Research Committee widened the probability range for a magnitude 8 to 9 earthquake occurring off the country's Pacific coast within the next 30 years from "around 80%" to 60% to 94.5% or higher.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2025
Japan revises 30-year probability rate of Nankai Trough megaquake
A government panel has said that it now thinks a huge earthquake will occur along the Nankai Trough with a probability of 60% to 94.5% or higher within the next 30 years.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a disaster drill at the Prime Minister's Office on Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2025
Government holds disaster drill for Nankai Trough megaquake
In the drill, an emergency disaster response headquarters headed by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was established.
Evacuated people rest at a green house converted into an evacuation center in the aftermath of an earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2024.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2025
Japan corrects number of potential megaquake evacuees
The overall number was updated to about 516,000, from an initial estimate of more than 520,000, after figures for Oita Prefecture were corrected.
Evacuees at a shelter in Saitama Prefecture after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011. With a tsunami expected to reach some areas within minutes after a Nankai Trough megaquake, the government is asking municipalities to designate areas where advance evacuation is necessary.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2025
Megaquake alert would urge 520,000 people to evacuate
The figure exceeds the total number of evacuees after the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the subsequent Fukushima nuclear plant disaster, which came to about 470,000.
A notice board at a station in Tokyo announces suspended shinkansen services due to a tsunami warning after a strong quake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday.?
EDITORIALS
Aug 1, 2025
A troubling reminder of 91AV原创 vulnerability to natural disasters
There is considerable work to be done. Multiple studies and surveys of municipalities show that they are not prepared for a big incident.
A "no swimming" sign and flag are displayed on the beach at Shonan Bellmare Hiratsuka Beach Park in the city of Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 10 last year, following the issuance of emergency information on the increased risk of a huge Nankai Trough earthquake.
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2025
Japan holds first meeting on Nankai quake information guidelines review
Japan issued its first Nankai Trough emergency information in August last year following a major quake off Miyazaki Prefecture.
The Central Disaster Prevention Council adopted a revised disaster-prevention plan that will encourage municipalities and logistics business associations to ensure there will be an emergency transportation system should a Nankai Trough earthquake occur, at the Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2025
Japan adopts target of reducing death toll by 80% in Nankai Trough quake
According to the latest estimate disclosed in March, the death toll from a Nankai Trough megaquake is expected to reach up to about 298,000.
Satoshi Fujii, head of a subcommittee at the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2025
Nankai Trough quake predicted to cause ?1.47 quadrillion in damage
The Japan Society of Civil Engineers said that the damage would be spread over the course of 22 years.
The new basic plan for promoting disaster prevention measures is expected to call for intensive efforts to develop evacuation shelters and stockpile emergency supplies to prevent earthquake-related deaths from indirect causes.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2025
Japan plans to target 80% reduction of likely megaquake death toll in 10 years
The target will be included in a new basic plan for promoting disaster prevention measures, which is expected to be adopted in early July.
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
ENVIRONMENT / Earth science / Longform
Apr 28, 2025
If the ‘Big One’ hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
Last year the government issued its first “megaquake” advisory. Ever since, those living in the areas it’s expected to hit have been preparing for the worst.
Toyota is considering transferring some production in the key Tokai region, which is expected to be hit hard in a Nankai Trough earthquake, to the Tohoku and Kyushu regions.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 8, 2025
Japanese makers rush to mitigate possible Nankai Trough earthquake damage
The government is calling on manufacturers to diversify their production bases and suppliers to mitigate the risks.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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