Chapter 305 – The Showa Sanriku Earthquake

I knew the day the earthquake would come, but I did not know what time it would strike.

And even if I had known the exact details, saying “On this day, at this time, an earthquake will occur and a massive tsunami will arrive” would have sounded no more than a dubious prophecy. After all, Japan is a country of frequent earthquakes. If you keep making vague predictions, eventually one of them will come true.

So the only things that could be done were disaster prevention measures, stockpiling supplies, establishing disaster relief systems, and setting up emergency communication networks.

Of course, evacuation awareness efforts were also carried out. The Sanriku region had experienced a massive tsunami during the Meiji era, and since people who had lived through it were still alive, it was easier to promote awareness on that point. Additionally, though only to