Japan marks 30th anniversary of deadly Kobe quake

“MEGAQUAKE”

Government experts increased this week’s significantly higher chance of a significant “megaquake” along the underwater Nankai Trough over the next 30 times, to 75-782 per cent.

For a shock could possibly have a damaging 8-9 scale disaster, cause colossal tsunamis, shoot several hundred thousand people and cause billions of dollars in damage, experts say.

Over the past 1, 400 times, megaquakes in the Nankai Trough have occurred every 100 to 200 years, according to the authorities. 1946 saw the final one.

Authorities must constantly work to keep the public informed and prepared for a big jolt, despite the ever-present danger and numerous emergency drills.

Over 60 % of respondents to a recent NHK survey among 1, 269 people who were affected by the Kobe earthquake believe that” the memories and lessons are fading.”

Motohiko Saito, the government of Kobe’s Hyogo Prefecture, said,” We need to share our experiences and instructions with the younger generation who were born after the earthquake.”

One of the many activities that took place throughout the day was a commemoration ceremony attended by Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko in the area.

The pair and one of their friends had a meeting on Thursday, according to personal regional broadcaster TBS, and Akihito told one of them, “it must have been very hard.