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A “megaquake” and the resulting tsunami could cause 298,000 deaths in Japan and damages worth up to $2 trillion, according to a new government estimate quoted by AFP on Monday.The updated figures revise a 2014 estimate that assessed the potential impact of a massive earthquake along the Nankai Trough,