At the Japan Meteorological Agency, the staff quietly renewed their minds at 2:46 pm, the time of the huge earthquake off the coast of Tohoku that caused the Great East Japan Earthquake 10 years ago.
Of these, at the main building of the Japan Meteorological Agency in Minato-ku, Tokyo, the staff of the Earthquake and Volcano Department, who are in charge of observing earthquakes and tsunamis and disseminating information, also participated.
When the agency broadcast said, "I will offer my condolences to all the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake," the staff members stood there and kept silent. I did.
Many employees are working from home to prevent infection with the new coronavirus, and about half of the employees were silent on the 11th.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, more than 5,000 employees were silent at the time of the earthquake at 72 weather stations all over the country.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said, "Based on the lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake, we have been working on improvements such as strengthening the observation system for earthquakes and tsunamis for the past 10 years. I would like to improve it further. "