How is Japan preparing for earthquake disaster?

After the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes that occurred on February 6, the whole of Turkey was buried in law. We lost thousands of our citizens because of the rotten buildings built. So, how does Japan, which we can describe as the biggest earthquake country, prepare for earthquakes?

Kobe earthquake in 1995 was a milestone

Japan is perhaps the country most affected by natural disasters. The Far East country, which has learned lessons from these disasters over the years, has become quite prepared, especially against earthquakes. Especially for Japan, the 7.2 magnitude Kobe earthquake that occurred on January 17, 1995 was a milestone.

Japan, which renewed its laws after the Kobe earthquake, brought very serious rules on durable buildings. The country, which is not content with only durable buildings, is also educating its people against earthquakes, while benefiting from the blessings of technology.

Earthquake report: Number of dead, injured and destroyed buildings [Güncel]

Earthquake report: Number of dead, injured and destroyed buildings [Güncel]

We update and share the number of dead, injured and destroyed buildings announced as a result of the Southeast Anatolian earthquake.

earthquake resistant buildings

Homes in Japan are built to strict earthquake resistance standards set by law. Many buildings are positioned on seismic isolators that prevent buildings from being damaged during earthquakes. Thus, even earthquakes of magnitude 8 do not cause major damage in Japan.

Jishin desu! Jishin desu!

Every smartphone in Japan is equipped with an earthquake and tsunami emergency warning system. This system, which gives warnings about five to ten seconds before the upcoming disasters, aims to give users time to provide protection before the disaster. “Jishin desu!” means “earthquake” in Japanese. Jishin desu!” warning continues until the earthquake stops.

Earthquake ready train system

Transportation by train is quite common in Japan. Many parts of the country can be reached by high-speed trains. Since a moving train at the time of an earthquake can be quite dangerous, Japan has taken a precaution against it. Thanks to sensors in the country, these trains are stopped just before earthquakes. In the earthquake of 9.0 magnitude that occurred in 2011, no train passengers were harmed.

Emergency earthquake broadcasts

In the event of an earthquake in Japan, all channels switch to emergency earthquake broadcasts, and information messages are given to the population. In these publications, citizens are informed about where and how to provide protection, and information about whether there is a Tsunami threat or not.

Awareness and education

As in many other countries, there are earthquake drills in Japan. However, unlike other regions, exercises are held almost once a month in this country. Children, who are informed about the earthquake at a young age, are also placed in earthquake simulators and have early information about this disaster.

earthquake museum

Perhaps Japan’s greatest strength as a country is that they learned lessons from the incident. Losing more than 5 thousand citizens in the earthquake in 1995, Japan did not forget to build the Kobe Earthquake Memorial Museum after the rebuilding of the city. This museum serves as an education center on survival as well as commemorating those lost in the earthquake.

After two unprecedented earthquakes in the world, we are going through very painful days as the whole of Turkey. It is very clear what will be done to ensure that these tragic events do not happen again. We hope that we, as Turkey, can reach the level of Japan in terms of earthquakes in a short time.

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