Synopsis

Japan continues to suffer significant damage from various disasters in the new Reiwa era. Among these concerns, the capital direct earthquake is a major disaster feared to occur with a high probability of 70% within the next 30 years. With an estimated magnitude of 7.3 and maximum seismic intensity of 7, the projections include approximately 175,000 completely destroyed homes due to shaking, 412,000 burned homes, 23,000 deaths, 123,000 injuries, and economic damage of 95 trillion yen. What exactly will happen when the capital is directly hit with an earthquake? While presenting the full scope of the damage based on damage estimates prepared by the Cabinet Office Central Disaster Management Council, combined with the latest research findings, this program will navigate viewers through a week-long intensive programming format, showing how to anticipate and experience the capital direct earthquake in advance, and how to learn the know-how for protecting lives.