Japan: Leading the way in disaster preparations
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TOKYO — In catastrophe-prone Japan, regularly shaken by earthquakes, dotted with more than 100 volcanoes and swept by typhoons, living with the threat of natural disasters is just a part of life.
The memory of past calamities has made Japan’s 128 million people and their government better prepared for disaster than most other countries.
Even so, most people realize there are limits to preparing for a mega-disaster such as the massive quake and tsunami that hit on Friday.
But zealous safety preparations, regular drills and, crucially, the country’s wealth, which allows for expensive quake-proofing of buildings and infrastructure, have saved thousands of lives in recent decades, experts say..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110313com3.html
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