Japan's Most Dangerous Hazard
The main natural hazards that I would say is the most dangerous in Japan are Earthquakes. The reason why Japan gets hit by so many Earthquakes is due to their unfortunate location. Japan is very unfortunate since they are in the middle of 4 different plate boundaries. They are surrounded by the Phillipine Plate, Eurasion Plate, North American Plate, and the Pacific Plate. Japan is also unfortunate because they are near a convergent boundary. An it doesn't end there because they are located on what's called the "Pacific Ring of Fire," which is considered the most active earthquake belt in the world and is the main reason why Japan gets hit by strong Earthquakes. The reason why I'm addressing Earthquakes as a priority is because it's the most common natural hazard in Japan. They don't get hit by many strong Earthquakes, but it's very common in Japan to get hit by an Earthquake that can be felt. For example, I just Googled “Earthquake in Japan” and lea