Reading the recent news about the big earthquake in Turkey-Syria really broke my heart. I can’t help but thinking about the people who lost their loved ones and I want to do my best to protect my family if possible.
I know that the question about the big earthquake which will come to Tokyo before 2050 had been asked multiple times before, and I think you guys don’t like questions about this in general, so this is more like a new mom with worries trying to find comfort from people who have more exp and knowledge regarding this problem.
For more context, we live in a 3 floors house facing the road. With my limited Japanese I’m almost clueless about what to do – when and how should I try to escape outside, what to check, etc.
I guess first thing I can do is trying to keep my house clean from obstacles all the time and look up safety measure for furnitures, but since I don’t know which one should I get, really appreciate any advice 🙏
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Tokyo has a booklet for earthquake preparation. You can access the pdf version [on this page](https://www.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/english/guide/bosai/index.html) (scroll down). It’s pretty informative
You don’t really have to prepare. The country is already prepared. In case of a really big event they’re will be shelters (public schools, gyms or wherever) with electricity food etc.
This is japan. Probabilities of dying because of an earthquake are very low and it implies bad luck.
“It’s just scary”. So yes you can calm down
(I am talking earthquakes here not apocalypse level events like 20m waves or mountain landslide on your village or every Tokyo buildings falling down etc there’s simply no preparation for that)
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