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Japan, megaquake and earthquake

Risk of ‘megaquake’ in Japan higher after powerful earthquake strikes

After a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck of the coast of Japan and set off tsunami warnings, there’s an elevated risk of a “megaquake” following in its wake

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A Megaquake Warning Was Issued In Japan, But What Is A Megaquake?

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Earthquake Sets off Brief Tsunami Alert and a Megaquake Advisory in Northern Japan

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Tsunami alert for Japan after 7.4-magnitude earthquake - with 10ft waves expected 'immediately' and coastal regions told to evacuate

A tsunami wave of three metres (10ft) is expected to hit Iwate prefecture and parts of Hokkaido 'immediately', after a 7.4-magnitude quake was recorded at 4.53pm local time (7.53am UK time)

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Major 7.5-magnitude quake hits off Japan, tsunami warning issued

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Japan warns of slightly increased risk of mega-quake after 7.7-magnitude one

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Tsunami alert issued after powerful earthquake off Japan's northern coast — as it happened

All tsunami warnings have been downgraded to advisories, with no remaining red warning zones in effect.

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Tsunami alerts triggered after earthquakes hit northern Japan

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Japan on high alert for 'huge' second quake after issuing tsunami warning

Opinion

The LancetOpinion

Structural erosion of epidemiology and Japan's next generation

Japan's scientific standing has faced a quiet crisis over the past two decades. Although it maintained high absolute research and development spending, Japan's global share of the top 10% of highly cited papers plummeted from fourth in the early 2000s to 12th in 2023.

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Scientists unearth clues to understand what made the 2011 tsunami in Japan so massive

New findings published in the journal Science help explain why the 2011 earthquake off the coast of Japan created such a large tsunami. An international team of geologists and geophysicists drilled into the ocean floor, setting a record for the deepest ...

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Cherry blossoms fade in Japan with climate change

In this week's Science for All newsletter, Divya Gandhi explains how the iconic cherry trees, which are of enormous cultural and economic significance, are blooming earlier than is the norm, and in some places in Japan they do not bloom fully at all,