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After a 7.1-magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan on the 8th, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a warning message, warning that the possibility of a major earthquake in the Nankai Trough in the Pacific Ocean east of Japan has increased, and called on the public to be vigilant and prepared for the next week or so. Shelters were opened in some areas along the Pacific coast of Japan on the 9th, and emergency personnel were required to be on standby 24 hours a day.

Affected by this, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on the 9th that he would urgently cancel his overseas visit plan. He said that as the top official of the country's crisis management, he would stay in Japan for at least a week.

According to Japanese media, if a major earthquake occurs in the Nankai Trough, Japan's Pacific coast, including the Kanto region including the capital Tokyo, Kyushu and Okinawa, will experience strong earthquakes and tsunamis. In the worst case scenario, the death toll from the earthquake is expected to exceed 320,000, and at least 2.38 million houses will be damaged.

This is the ruins of the "Wajima Morning Market" photographed in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan on January 4. Source: Xinhua News Agency

Miyazaki, Kochi and Shizuoka prefectures launched major earthquake preparedness work on the 9th. Miyazaki Prefecture held a disaster response headquarters meeting on the morning of the 9th. Nichinan City, which is under its jurisdiction, checked the opening of shelters and repaired water pipes damaged by the earthquake on the same day; some areas in Kochi Prefecture had opened at least 75 shelters as of the morning of the 9th; Shizuoka Prefecture required emergency department officials to remain on standby 24 hours a day for the next week.

According to Japanese media reports, in order to prepare for a major earthquake, residents of Shizuoka Prefecture went to supermarkets on the 9th to buy large quantities of drinking water, instant noodles, toilet paper and other daily necessities, and some supermarkets were out of stock. Many supermarkets called on residents not to over-stock supplies so that more people could buy goods.

Author: Zhang Jing

(Xinhua News Agency)