The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will review the damage estimation of the Tokyo metropolitan earthquake for the first time in 10 years, and aims to announce it early next year.
The current damage estimation for the Tokyo metropolitan area earthquake was formulated in 2012, and it is said that an earthquake with a maximum seismic intensity of 7 has killed about 10,000 people due to the collapse of buildings and fires.
Since nearly 10 years have passed since the formulation, the city has recently decided to review the damage assumptions.
According to the city, the earthquake resistance rate of houses in Tokyo has increased from 81% to 92% in the last 10 years, and the proportion of people living alone is increasing due to the aging of the population.
The new damage estimation will reflect the progress of the development of such social infrastructure and changes in the population structure.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is aiming to announce the new assumptions early next year, and based on that, will proceed with the review of the regional disaster prevention plan.
On the 7th of this month, there was an earthquake observing strong tremors with a seismic intensity of 5 or higher in Tokyo, and Governor Koike said at a press conference on the 22nd, "I have to reconfirm the magnitude of the impact of the earthquake in urban areas. It was not. It is important to be fully prepared for disaster prevention on a daily basis, and we will further strengthen disaster prevention measures by reviewing the damage assumptions. "