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Tsukasa Morikubo

Tsukasa Morikubo

Director of Disaster Management, Cabinet Office (Japan)

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Notable Quotes

“This indicates a possibility, not a prediction, of a larger tremor.”

Stories

Japan’s Sanriku quake triggers first-ever ‘megaquake’ warning

New Capabilities

Coordinating central government disaster messaging to 182 municipalities under advisory

Just before midnight on December 8, a magnitude-7.5 quake hit offshore near Aomori. It shook Hachinohe hard enough to topple furniture, cut power briefly, and send small tsunamis ashore, forcing about 90,000 people to evacuate from coastal towns.

Updated 6 days ago