NHK 31 Jan 2025 A Japanese government panel says an anticipated megaquake in the Nankai Trough along Japan's Pacific Coast could kill up to 298,000 people -- down slightly from an estimate made more than a decade ago. There is said to be a roughly 80 percent chance that a magnitude 8 to 9 quake will occur along the trough within the next 30 years. Nagoya University Professor Emeritus Fukuwa Nobuo submitted the panel's report to Disaster Management Minister Sakai Manabu. Sakai expressed his belief that damage can be reduced if measures are implemented and action is taken based on plans. He said the government will do what it can to promote the measures. The report says the quake's maximum magnitude will be on the range of nine. Seismic intensity is expected to be at least lower 6 on Japan's scale of zero to 7 in 24 prefectures, and 7 in 10 other prefectures. The panel estimates tsunami at least 10 meters high could reach Tokyo and 12 other prefectures between the Kanto...