In October this year, when a ballistic missile launch by North Korea triggered the J-Alert = National Instant Warning System, only about 6% of people actually took actions to protect themselves, such as evacuating. A government survey found that.
On October 4, when North Korea launched a ballistic missile that passed over Japan, the government sent evacuation information with J-Alert. We conducted an Internet survey of 4,000 people in Hokkaido and Aomori prefectures.
According to the results, 53% of the respondents answered that they did not evacuate because they thought it was unnecessary, followed by 25% who did not know what to do.
On the other hand, only 6% answered that they "actually evacuated", which is about the same level as a similar survey conducted five years ago.
Regarding J-Alert, the government has decided to expand the target area, which is currently divided by prefecture, in order to shorten the time to dispatch.
A Cabinet Secretariat official said, "We recognize the need to thoroughly disseminate information about what to do when a missile is launched and evacuation facilities. We also want to actively conduct evacuation drills for residents."