After more than 100 years of earthquake research, earthquake forecasting, which relies on
knowledge of past fault rupture patterns, has become the foundation for societal defense …

Study of prehistoric to medieval-age tsunami deposits along a riverbank site near the
eastern Nankai Trough, central Japan, show that, not only did Tokai earthquakes occur with …

For Japanese coastal communities along the Japan Sea, where the risk of earthquake-
induced tsunamis is deemed lower than that along the Pacific Ocean, tsunami disaster …

Abstract The Nankai-Tonankai Trough is the primary source of major subduction
earthquakes in western and central Japan, and the preparedness against future Nankai …

Located near Japan's most densely populated and industrially active region, the Nankai
Trough subduction zone has long been highlighted as a high-risk area for damaging …

Nankai–Tonankai megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis pose significant risks to coastal
communities in western and central Japan. Historically, this seismic region hosted many …

Sedimentary processes and spatial distributions of tsunami deposits in valleys have poorly
been understood despite many paleo-tsunami deposits have recently been discovered from …

Encircled by arcs and trenches, the western Pacific region of the Philippine Sea is exposed
to trans-oceanic tsunamis and pumice rafts. However, shortage of extended archive has …

Background Driven by the growing world population, aquaculture plays a key role in
meeting the increasing demand for food. However, aquaculture facilities in Japan are widely …

This paper documents the sedimentary characteristics of the widespread deposits
associated with the 2011 Tohoku-oki tsunami on the lowlands along the Pacific coast of the …