“…The core samples and logging data used in this study were acquired at Sites C0006 (Expedition 314 Scientists, 2009a; Expedition 316 Scientists, 2009a) and C0024 (Yamaguchi et al., 2020) in the prism toe, Sites C0001 (Expedition 314 Scientists, 2009b; Expedition 315 Scientists, 2009a) and C0004 (Expedition 314 Scientists, 2009a; Expedition 316 Scientists, 2009b) on the outer ridges, and Sites C0002 (Expedition 314 Scientists, 2009b; Expedition 315 Scientists, 2009b; Strasser et al., 2014b; Tobin et al., 2015; Kitajima et al., 2020) and C0009 (Expedition 319 Scientists, 2010a) in the Kumano Basin (Figure 2). Clay and smectite fractions in sediments were measured by Expedition 319 Scientists (2010a), Guo and Underwood (2012), Underwood (2017a, 2017b), Underwood and Guo (2013, 2017), Underwood and Song (2016), and Yamaguchi et al. (2020).…”