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By Keiji Ohara and Naoya Seo / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
18:17 JST,
April 1, 2025
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 decreased only slightly compared with the figure in the previous forecast made about 10 years ago.
