But, Mutsumi Takahashi, a catastrophe prevention official who assisted with Monday’s drill, stated that some people are still unsure of what to do when the J-Alert sounds, emphasizing the need for additional simulations.
Takahashi stated that” I believe training needs to continue to inform people of the appropriate actions to take in the event that( a missile ) falls or passes over.”
Although Monday’s practice was the first in Tokyo since 2018, Japan has held more than a few of these drills across the country this year.
The members were split up into groups at a station place and area while donning cloths. The groups hurried to designated house areas where they knelt down with their hands over their heads after the test projectile notify was sounded by police and catastrophe prevention officials using loudspeakers.
However, not all locals supported the training.
A few hundred anti-war protesters gathered in front of the train station where the practice was held, chanting and waving signs that read” political speech instead of missile drills” and” weapon drill is planning for war.”