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Japan 's prime minister cancels a planned trip to a summit in Central Asia to be in the country for the next week .
Worst-case scenarios predict more than 300,000 dead, with a wall of water potentially 30 m ( 100 ft) striking along the East Asian nation's Pacific coast .
Japan sits on the Ring of Fire and experiences about 1,500 earthquakes a year.
Experts say there is a 70% to 80% chance of a magnitude 8 or 9 quake in next 30 years .
In Kochi Prefecture , western Japan , 10 municipalities opened at least 75 evacuation shelters by Friday morning .
Thermal plant operator Jera Co. , a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. and Chubu Electric Power Co. , said it was on emergency alert.
Elderly residents and others urged to evacuate voluntarily to safer locations.
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