Nankai Trough Megaquake Estimated Death Toll Lowered, Tsunami-hit Area Increased in Govt Report

The estimated death toll in the event of a massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough was lowered to about 298,000 from the previous estimate of up to 323,000 a decade ago in a report released Monday by a working group of the government’s Central Disaster Management Council. On the other hand, the esti...