Background Info: Disaster & Earthquake Narrow down to Japan

At present, disasters happen more frequently around the world, which have caused huge losses to all parts of the world, and the probability of natural disasters will be increased by three times in the future.

Focusing on the costal city Osaka, whose disaster prevention and disaster relief system are relatively comprehensive, but there still exist problems in disaster respond methods.

However, facing different natural catastrophe, the knowledge of disaster prevention and reconstruction policies varies around the world.

According to this governmentdesignated probability of ground motion diagram of Japan, areas close to the coastline are more likely to be hit by earthquakes in the next 30 years.

Government - designed probability of ground motion of seismic intensity of level ‘6- lower’ or higher (on a 7 maxiun intensity scale) in the 30year period starting in January 2010