TOKYO • Japan yesterday held its annual exercises to prepare for disasters but it was not just the danger of earthquakes and tsunamis that was on the minds of many people this year – the threat of North Korean missiles also loomed large..
TOKYO • Japan yesterday held its annual exercises to prepare for disasters but it was not just the danger of earthquakes and tsunamis that was on the minds of many people this year – the threat of North Korean missiles also loomed large.
Japan is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone countries and it carries out disaster drills every year on Sept 1, the anniversary of the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923 that killed at least 100,000 people and devastated Tokyo.
Military helicopters clattered over Tokyo as the authorities practised for a 7.3-magnitude quake directly under the capital city.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said after taking part in a drill: « In order to save even one additional life, we will have preventive measures to tackle various types of disasters, and a well-balanced disaster prevention plan based on self-help, public assistance and cooperation.
