echineko 1 Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 I watch about the earthquake on tv and wonder how terrible it would really be if something like this happen in Tokyo, Say same time 6pm Sat evening or weekday evening. It's really scary. I can't stop thinking about it Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Yes, me too. It won't be nice at all. There's a book about it in English called "60 seconds that will change the world". Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted October 30, 2004 Author Share Posted October 30, 2004 Really is that English book? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Yes. It's by Peter Hadfield. It's quite an old book now, but still relevant. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Quote: Originally posted by echineko: I watch about the earthquake on tv and wonder how terrible it would really be if something like this happen in Tokyo, Say same time 6pm Sat evening or weekday evening. It's really scary. I can't stop thinking about it If Australia... no more! Link to post Share on other sites
maoriboy 0 Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 my thinking is...if it happens it happens. you cant worry about "what ifs and maybes" you just get on with life. I agree that an earthquake in Tokyo would be bad but what can you do about it?????? Nothing. So apart from preparing yourself as much as possible by making emergency kits etc there is little you can do. if that sounds depressing or fatalistic I apologise. I just got home from a big night of drinking and......... Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 It's not IF folks, it's definitely when. And it is going to be disastrous. Improper,ignored and quite often non-existant building codes, lazy beauracrats and constituants, an aging population, and an already nearly bankrupt insurance and banking industry won't be of much help. The next big shock will undoubtedly carry a heavy casualty rate and tremendous domestic financial burden. The costs, will undoubtedly be felt way beyond the shores of Tokyo Bay. So what can you do? Well, try moving for starters! You don't have to just 'ride it out.' Get the **** out a Dodge. If you must stay learn the proper exit routs, get aquainted with your local authorities, load up on life insurance and send your wife/kids out of the country...hell I dunno, (my solution was to just move out of Tokyo). Anyone got some safety idea's? Let's safety! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 It really is scary when you think of it. It will be devastating. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 Article here about a Tokyo tradegy http://www.guardian.co.uk/japan/story/0,7369,1339581,00.html?gusrc=rss Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 Whatever, we definitely need to Lets Safety. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 you only have to check out this image of the Nankai fault to see where the northern tip of it splays. Tokyo in hindsight is not the most suitable place to have the worlds largest urban area. Be prepared with a well stocked emergency kit and try to live in a sekisui* house *A rather pricey house but engineered to resist earthquakes. No sekisui houses in Kobe fell down in 1995, so they must be alright. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 Im not in Tokyo but close enough, sometimes I feel I want to run away. Where is the "safest" place in Japan, if there is one? Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 ...and let's not forget Tokyo is the nation's capital. Not only do nearly every J-corp's headquarters and foreign embassy's exist in Tokyo, but so does the national govt. And in Japan, the nat'l govt is pretty much the ONLY govt. The prefectures are powerless without Tokyo. Link to post Share on other sites
merryJim 1 Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Didnt they have some talk or dream about moving the govt to countryside Gifu or something a while back. Sure I read that somewhere. Link to post Share on other sites
Worm 0 Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 One of the many reasons I want to get the hell out of here. Link to post Share on other sites
minus 1 Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 I get the shivers just thinking about it. Was this area of Niigata generally thought of as a place this might happen? Or did it really 'just happen' without any warnings or anything? Scary. Link to post Share on other sites
badmigraine 0 Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 It's terrible, but I'll admit it. After spending just a few minutes confirming that I will get out of Tokyo within the next year and live in the country with my wife and new baby, I started to think whether there are any ways I can get rich off earthquakes. You know, anything from selling earthquake kits to clever investment schemes in damaged properties. Terrible, really terrible of me to try to take advantage of disasters and their victims...who could just as easily be me or my family. But still...it beats thinking about my current job or how to start up that Internet port site that is going to help me with early retirement. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Well, Badmigraine, as a lawyer you might want to familiarize yourself with Japanese bankrupcy laws. I suspect demand will be great. Link to post Share on other sites
proudtobegay 0 Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 I am moving out soon. I can't live here anymore. Link to post Share on other sites
viv&kev 0 Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 It's really scary thinking about it. We live in a fairly old place as well, most of the surrounding buildings are very old Link to post Share on other sites
oblivion 5 Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Hey whats the rush? And why you choose to be here in the first place? It's not as if the risk has increased because of what's happened up in Niigata. Link to post Share on other sites
minus 1 Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Things like what has happened in Niigata just bring it into focus, thats all. Link to post Share on other sites
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