Megaquake advisory, Noto quake raise disaster awareness in Japan

A tropical storm near Osaka in 10 days ,you do.not have to wait for the government,when their online modeling

A disaster that occurred 8 months ago is suddenly the harbinger for the next? I suppose given the poor response the government has provided up there we should be worried, yes. These dithering idiots take a week to make a cup of tea.

So, how about moving out of your home which is vulnerable? Are you going to do that?

I agree with Corey. Are people prepared to move out of the danger zone? The whole country is built on faults, and especially the area that will be most affected by the earthquake. So unless people pull up stakes and leave these areas, there is really little can be done. Sure have an evacuation plan, and if you can buy some supplies but that is the extent of it.

Awareness and preparedness against natural disasters like a major earthquake have heightened among the public following a recent advisory from Japan's weather agency 

It has always been the case in the history of Japan. People have been awarded and prepared.

There are just some emotional triggers

Correction

People have been aware

People have been awarded and prepared.

for?

for?

What is the article about ?

So unless people pull up stakes and leave these areas, there is really little can be done

Completely incorrect, this is not a situation where people either immediately die or else live their lives without any complication in the case of a huge earthquake. There are a lot of things that can be done to increase the chances of surviving, having at least a minimum of safety when surviving and recovering much more quickly from the disaster.

Nonsense. Japanese people are fully aware. What a stupid headline

They should have an alternate capital/ city ready to go from Day One if something knocks out Tokyo.

"The number of people who are preparing for disasters and the budget (for disaster preparedness) has likely increased" following the issuance of the megaquake advisory, a company official said.

What budget? my jp salary is so low I'm barely living the minimum life.

Oh and thanks for ruining my obon holiday with the warning. Nothing happened, as we saw, because you cannot predict it.

Useless government

The technology for accurately predicting the strength and location of earthquakes exists. The only problem is that seismologists do not find it profitable to implement it. Google does not always translate well into Japanese, but it is what it is.

https://japanese-earthquake.blogspot.com/

Puzzling that the forecast comes from meteorologists and not geologists. Maybe they are in joint communication and only the meteorologists give regular (weather) forecasts?

Puzzling that the forecast comes from meteorologists and not geologists

Or seismologists working within the JMA.

 The only problem is that seismologists do not find it profitable to implement it. 

Taking into account the huge amount of money that is involved in the prediction of earthquakes this is unbelievable. Specially from someone pushing well debunked myths as dowsing.

Puzzling that the forecast comes from meteorologists and not geologists. 

As the previous comment say, the "puzzle" is easily solved by realizing seismologists also work under the JMA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Meteorological_Agency

Headquartered in Minato, Tokyo the agency diligently collects data on meteorology, hydrology, seismology, and volcanology, and other related fields. Through meticulous analysis and interpretation of this information, the JMA provides vital insights to the public, offering crucial knowledge and forecasts to enhance preparedness and mitigate risks associated with weather patterns, earthquakes, volcanic activities, and other natural occurrences.

The eruption of Shiveluch volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the last few days is also a warning. It sent a plume of ash 5km into the air. The whole Ring of Fire seems quite active. Alaska's preparations need enhancing as well. The Kamchatka Peninsula lies about halfway between Tokyo and Anchorage, perhaps on two sides of the same tectonic plate.

Weather agency or media cautioned about risk of only megaquake toward the society. But risk of nuclear disaster that megaquake probably cause is never mentioned socially.

Also, present situation of Noto peninsula where still have many rubbles and where even water outage is unsolved despite after over 7 months since new year's day quake hit tolds despair that LDP regime will desert many suffering area or evacuees when megaquake occur.

As livvy said above, there was a magnitude 7.0 earthquake off Kamchatka on Sunday, followed by two volcano eruptions (+Ebeko in the Kuriles) , and Russian scientists are warning a magnitude 9.0 earthquake may be imminent.

Russia’s Shiveluch volcano erupts after powerful 7.0 earthquake | News | Al Jazeera

And all that just north of here...