US EditionJapan Adopts Target of Reducing Death Toll by 80% in Nankai Trough Quake
- The Japanese government updated its disaster preparedness plan on July 1 to reduce deaths from a potential megaquake in the Nankai Trough by 80 percent over the next decade.
- This update follows the 2014 plan aiming to cut deaths by 80 percent, but actions taken since then have only lowered the toll by about 20 percent, necessitating accelerated measures.
- The Nankai Trough, an 800-kilometer undersea fault off Japan's Pacific coast, has produced megaquakes every 100 to 200 years, with the last occurring in 1946, raising high concern for future risk.
- The updated plan includes designating 16 more municipalities as promotion areas, bringing the total to 723 municipalities across 30 prefectures, and recommends embankments, evacuation buildings, and regular drills.
- The government will increase support for municipalities, promote stockpiling of disaster supplies, and urges the public to take precautions, as experts affirm earthquake prediction remains impossible with current science.
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723 municipalties told to prepare for Nankai Trough quake | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch
The central government has designated 723 municipalities in 30 prefectures for ramping up disaster mitigation measures based on revised damage estimates from a Nankai Trough megaquake, which has an 80 percent chance of occurring within 30 years.
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Japan prepares for possible ‘megaquake’, releases readiness plan to reduce death toll up to 300,000 people
The Japanese government has updated its earthquake preparedness plan due to increased risks of a megaquake in the Nankai Trough, now estimated at an 82% chance within 30 years, with potential deaths reaching 298,000 and damages up to $2 trillion.
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Le Journal de QuebecOn Tuesday, the Japanese government presented a new updated plan for natural disaster preparedness.
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