Japan to introduce new system on disaster info sharing from April

Japan will introduce a new communications system in April, enabling public authorities to share live images and other information, such as locations, in the event of a disaster, a source familiar with the matter said.

New system to share live image? Ask to any young people they'll easily ask you to install Youtube or Twitch then you can easily go live.

Japan works out mesh networking in 2023. Nice.

Disaster-proof communications has been a thing for ages, you can even build a LORA mesh network yourself out of hobbyist equipment these days. I wonder how many billions of yen this will cost the taxpayer this time?

It is very good that they are doing this, but the whole article just screams "someone just bought a new yacht".

Internet Initiative Japan, financed by KDDI and NTT Docomo's parent firm Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp

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Internet Initiative Japan does not have its own communications network. Instead, it pays to borrow lines from telecommunications firms NTT Docomo Inc and KDDI Corp.

Looks like more money for the old boys' network....

If you want to build a disaster Caution and Warning system in Japan. Start by excluding JMA, NHK, and the government. These organizations have failed to implement effective systems for so long that it's time to go around them. Design the system to inform people accurately and quickly and give requirements to the telecom and broadcast services to implement it. Mandate that telecom companies implement backup power systems at all their sites. Require that all broadcasters carry Caution and Warning messages. Build in frequent testing and automatic feedback so results can be tracked continuously. And include an easy system for customer feedback so that end users can comment and be heard.

Japan will introduce a new communications system in April, enabling public authorities to share live images and other information, such as locations, in the event of a disaster

So..........twitter, sorry, X, facebook, youtube and instagram, basically?

If you want to build a disaster Caution and Warning system in Japan. Start by excluding JMA, NHK, and the government

Seconded, the rest of the recommendations in the comment are so obvious that It is very difficult to believe they are not part of the minimum requirements for the system.

Also if it's anything like speedi, they won't even use it when emergency rolls around.