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The Japan Times2d
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 ...
Japan's Nankai quake, tsunami observation system repaired
Japan's weather agency said Friday that a malfunction in the ocean-floor observation system off the Pacific coast, installed ...
Unmanned aerial vehicle enables faster, more precise seafloor earthquake monitoring
Megathrust earthquakes are large earthquakes that occur on faults found along the boundaries between tectonic plates. The ...
EurekAlert!6d
Advancing earthquake prediction with an unmanned aerial vehicle
Researchers at Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, have taken a great stride in supporting earthquake prevention research by developing a system for seafloor position ...
Mirage News5d
UAVs Boost Earthquake Prediction Tech
Tokyo, Japan - Megathrust earthquakes are large earthquakes that occur on faults found along the boundaries between tectonic plates. The Nankai Trough ...
The Hearty Soul on MSN4d
Japan Can Now Detect Earthquakes 20 Seconds Before They Hit Land. Thanks to an Undersea 'Nervous System'
Japan completed the world’s first real-time ocean floor earthquake detection system in June 2025, giving 20 seconds more ...
The Japan News3d
Nankai Trough Quake Advisory Guidelines to Be Revised; Restrictions on Railway Service Will Not Be Required
Railway operators will not be asked to limit services when an advisory is issued over potentially heightened risk of a Nankai ...