Center for Disaster Prevention Promotion and Visiting Professor Okamura of Center for Disaster Prevention Promotion Kochi Center for Disaster Prevention Promotion, along with students from the "Disaster Prevention Sketto Team," were interviewed by Taiwan’s TVBS News Channel regarding the "Nankai Trough Mega-Earthquake."
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Regarding Japan’s preparedness measures for the Nankai Trough earthquake, Taiwan’s TVBS News Channel interviewed Professor Otsuki and Visiting Professor Okamura from our university ( Center for Disaster Prevention Promotion), as well as one member of our university’s Disaster Prevention Sket Team. The segment aired on June 28.
This program is a special feature on the Nankai Trough earthquake. Professor Otsuki and his colleagues explain the facilities and initiatives at evacuation buildings in Kochi Prefecture, while Visiting Professor Okamura discusses current research findings, anticipated damage, and the expected timing of the earthquake. The program also provides an overview of Kochi Prefecture’s disaster preparedness drills and other initiatives, as well as research conducted by JAMSTEC and the Kochi Core Research Institute, and countermeasures being implemented in urban areas.
You can watch it below.