Japan starts alert system for quakes off northern Pacific coast

Wise move that will hopefully save lives.

It's not called the Tsunami coast for nothing.

nondualismToday  04:48 pm JST

It took 12 years since the last major earthquake in the region to develop this?

Don't like it, just ignore it.

Many experts had a very simple answer back then and it it's still the only answer now, Do NOT LIVE By The Ocean, let nature take it's course and NO ONE will get hurt.

It looks like Hokkaido and the Northeastern Honshu should be prepared for earthquake and/ or tsunami . . . . Do people in these areas have a safe shelter to go to?

Many experts had a very simple answer back then and it it's still the only answer now, Do NOT LIVE By The Ocean, let nature take it's course and NO ONE will get hurt.

I recently purchased a fantastic ocean view apartment near Atami. It's on a mountainside over 120 metres above sea level. Hence zero tsunami risk. But only 200 metres from the beach i. e ten minutes walk to the beach. So, it's perfectly okay to live by the ocean...just don't live at sea level.

An interesting read:

https://www.jamstec.go.jp/chikyu/e/exp343/science.html

And this preparedness, was reported on back in March:

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14578779

Now, a 30m Tsunami racing up Tokyo bay, would probably be much higher than that - clearly people need to be evacuated to taller study buildings that may survive an onshore tsunami. Though the crush that would happen as people all tried to get into such a building at the same time would probably be more devastating - something that needs to be thought about.

And finally, if you plan on living around a bit longer:

https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/will-japan-be-around-in-the-year-2500