Proposals to shorten evacuation times include creating evacuation routes protected from the elements as well as constructing facilities with heating available for evacuees.
Fatalities caused by tsunami generated from a massive quake off Japan s north and northeastern Pacific coast could be reduced by 80 percent if people evacuate quickly, a government task force on disaster management said on March 22.
Japan criticized Russia’s new law that offers tax breaks and exemptions to companies that start operations in the disputed Northern Territories off Hokkaido.
Researchers have uncovered evidence of previously undocumented ancient megaquakes whose characteristics are now being used to help Japan prepare for the next devastating seismic event.
The Central Disaster Management Council (CDMC) predicts that most of the fatalities will be caused by the resulting tsunami, and a maximum of 220,000 buildings could be destroyed if such a quake occurs along the Japan Trench.