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A collapsed house is seen following an earthquake in Osaki town, Kagoshima prefecture, southwestern Japan, August 8, 2024. (Top Left) Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (Reuters)
India advises its citizens in Japan to follow local guidelines amid Japan’s emergency bulletin for a potential Nankai Trough earthquake, with heightened alert and preparedness measures
The Indian embassy in Tokyo on Friday urged all citizens in Japan to closely follow local guidelines and updates in response to a recent earthquake warning issued by Japanese authorities.
This advisory comes as Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued its first-ever advisory of the risk of a huge earthquake on the country’s Pacific coast, following a magnitude 7.1 tremor that struck the southwestern island of Kyushu the same day.
‘Disaster response’
“The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued an emergency bulletin on the Nankai Trough Earthquake (warning a massive earthquake)….