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The 16 pages that link to Japan Trench, each with the reason it gives.

• Subduction zoneBroader topic: The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake ruptured the plate boundary near this trench.

• Eurasian PlateRelated: It illustrates subduction along the northeastern boundary region of the Eurasian Plate system.

• 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunamiRelated: The earthquake ruptured the plate boundary along this subduction zone.

• Convergent boundaryBroader topic: It marks a major oceanic subduction boundary with powerful earthquakes.

• Japanese archipelagoRelated: Subduction along it drives major earthquakes off northeastern Japan.

• Mantle wedgeRelated: Its dense seismicity maps wedge hydration and flow in unmatched detail.

• Oceanic trenchBroader topic: The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake began on this subduction boundary.

• Wadati–Benioff zoneBroader topic: Wadati's original deep-seismicity observations came from beneath the Japanese islands.

• Okhotsk PlateRelated: The trench links plate motion to Japan’s earthquake and tsunami hazards.

• Kuril–Kamchatka TrenchCompared with: It continues the same plate-boundary system southward but lies beside Japan.

• Japanese island arcBroader topic: The Pacific Plate sinks beneath the plate carrying northeastern Japan along this trench.

• Fossa MagnaRelated: Subduction east of central Japan contributes to the deformation that shaped the Fossa Magna.

• Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic LineNarrower topic: Subduction at this trench contributes to the regional forces deforming central Japan.

• Sanriku CoastRelated: Seismic ruptures along this offshore boundary generate major earthquakes and tsunamis affecting Sanriku.

• Suruga BayNarrower topic: It provides a contrast to the nearby Nankai Trough in Japan’s subduction-zone geography.

• Amur PlateRelated: Subduction offshore Japan helps define the moving plate system adjoining the Amur region.