2016/11/22 Japan earthquake and tsunami alert (w/ roughly translated English subtitles)

[@cerinthe802]

For that last split second, he was one human speaking to another. He wasn't a reporter. Just a concerned human being. Damn, that's a good reporter.

[@inkaz2133]

Stephanie Abrams wish America had reporters like that

[@charackthe]

That moment gave me goosebumps

[@madampawsy1903]

@@inkaz2133 there probably are. Don't forget how much bigger America is to japan :'0 there's bound to be one out there

[@eloisanzara237]

Inkaz2 Back during the recent 7.0 earthquake in Alaska, the news reporters, sure reported events, but they were calming the masses when aftershocks occurred, and before they went off, they had a genuine “be calm. The worst is over. You’re safe.”

[@Rutherford_Inchworm_III]

Brilliantly done. He also understood clearly the absolute need for speed when dealing with a tsunami warning that close to shore. People had 8-10 minutes of warning all across Japan. It was a massive and very quick-acting natural disaster, with the combination of earthquake and tsunami being like a typhoon suddenly showing up and hitting with 8-10 minutes warning. You needed to RUN if you wanted to survive in some places.

[@miiverseyeahbot324]

When he said "Please remember the Great East Japan Earthquake," that sent chills down my spine...

[@tanookitoad979]

I teared up a little the first time, that's fucking terrifying, I feel terrible that happened.

[@miiverseyeahbot324]

You can hear the fear in his voice when he was reading that a tsunami warning was in place. Scary stuff, man.

[@ysa73hk]

and that abrupt switch to the creepy data burst sound ima sugu nige(te)

[@_Nohan_]

Miiverse Yeah Bot They are referring to the tsunami in 2011 which killed 16000 (Estimate) people and caused the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant to melt down

[@bilan488]

cavalryzachary That’s actually Japan’s Tsunami alert sound...........

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

Fun fact: Japan has one of the most advanced earthquake early-warning systems in the world. It detects tremors, calculates the epicenter, and sends out warnings from over a thousand seismographs scattered throughout the country.

[@gimmiesummilk]

It’s because of how many earthquakes, and tsunami there are in Japan.

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

Makes sense that they would have developed systems

[@松島-w5i]

日本は地震によって国が揺らぐこともあった。 日本というのは本来人が住むべき土地ではない。

[@bearsgeography8330]

Makes sense because Japan is hit by a major earthquake once every 4 years because it’s the converging point of 4 tectonic plates

[@MegaJefflin]

In taiwan there is also one or two earthquakes per week, lol. but our earthquake system only on cellphone alarms, the TV one only when big ones occur.

[@hatsoff4524]

The Line "Remember the Great East Japan Earthquake" really hits home on how serious this is.

[@majikura6261]

Yeah, the dude forgets being a reporter and just wants to save people from dying

[@meowal1192]

That was unsettling--but kudo to him for like "fuck the professionalism, saving lives is more important!"

[@HirokaAkita]

2:32 That's the most scary part. Suddenly, his voice was cut, and that just means one thing. *SHIT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN D:*

[@nikel-]

@@HirokaAkita a mid-cut during urgent broadcast is always unsettling. The broadcast itself is already unsettling

[@cubriffic172]

Worst part is, this is the warning for the fukushima disaster

[@nuclearwinter391]

This is a very professional anchor. He switched within a second to earthquake mode and reported the relevant facts with efficiency and clarity. Then when the Tsunami warning was released he escalated the tone and urgency. everybody who watched was warned.

[@PLAGUENTONIUM666]

Wait what? He was about to say something different in the first place?

[@ries008]

@@PLAGUENTONIUM666 Well he was supposed to report some regular daily news but then the Emergency alarm appeared.

[@PLAGUENTONIUM666]

Huh. What a delicate person. But how did he see it? Was there like a screen panel in front of him?

[@nuclearwinter391]

​@@PLAGUENTONIUM666 yes genius, the early morning show 'planned' to broadcast an earthquake alert. No, it's the smooth switch to earthquake news and the delivery of the relevant facts.

[@dreamybuster]

@@PLAGUENTONIUM666 Christ you're slow

[@nickythehickey]

Unrelated but the color palette of that newsroom is really pretty

[@nobody-tw5id]

true

[@hoogis]

Now compare that to our news stations.

[@folif]

Ikr (Also, ur pfp remembers me about a certain temporary cult that it’s gonna end this year.)

[@nickythehickey]

folif_does_something memento mori

[@folif]

nickythehickey Unus Annus. Hello fellow cult member!

[@tingsteph]

Guys I think we found the best reporter in history He remained calm and stated important facts and still takes note of the less important ones, he even told everyone in the highly effected areas to stay calm. And when the tsunami warning was issued he really made sure they were warned and pushed how urgent it was. That’s a good reporter if I’ve ever seen one

[@Hudgiefish11]

You could hear the change in his voice, it was more alerted after the tsunami warning

[@EsmeeHulskamp]

The fact that it happened exactly at 6 AM... even the tsunami's are punctual in Japan

[@picklepie5127]

Everything is punctual in japan

[@CityWhisperer]

Even rain drops probably have a schedule and follow it rigorously.

[@Lv-nq9qz]

Ocassionally, the earthquake will arrive 10 seconds late, and it will have to issue a public apology.

[@zaiman97]

dang it.. XD

[@kingseekerbackup3085]

They will get disowned if they're late

[@KidDisRespect]

This is one of the scariest was warnings in my opinion... The fact that his voice cut off while telling you to save your life is scary

[@arcegarodriguezhanielisai8637]

The mexico seismic alarm... Is worse

[@pinkgumball2007]

@@arcegarodriguezhanielisai8637 plus the American Emergency Alert System

[@icantthinkofahandle111]

@@pinkgumball2007 As a Californian I hate it sooooooo much.

[@josedejesuscasalescervante598]

@@arcegarodriguezhanielisai8637 alerta sísmica

[@arcegarodriguezhanielisai8637]

@@josedejesuscasalescervante598 dónde D:?

[@poopfanpoopfan3332]

In a way, the calmness of the Japanese warning is scarier than the urgency of an American one.

[@Bruh-pt4fo]

Here's why en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_Area_Message_Encoding

[@campkira]

It was not that bad... that day i was in Japan... My bed just turn into sea worth boat....

[@nicolejackson509]

The calm before the storm.

[@F17A]

He needs to remain calm

[@inkaz2133]

*BEEEEEEEEP BEEEEEEEEP BEEEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS*

[@pen_l]

0:13 I’m ready to start this morning! 0:16 oh

[@malibupromqueen]

LMAO

[@gundamprototypessr6773]

Well, this is NHK, public televisión. In commercial channels the earthquake's information management can not be compared with NHK's treatment.

[@ene_n]

Manuel Ardila its actually curious that even if its public tv u have to pay it directly

[@ThatSilentGuy]

@@ene_n It may sound weird for those who live in the US but in Europe, like in Germany, paying for public broadcasting service is compulsory. Every household has to pay public broadcasting license fee regardless of whether the household has a TV or not.

[@Metagross923]

TV licenses are a huge scam

[@Pilkkukatti]

I experienced the 2012 earthquake in Japan (7.3 magnitures) and those warning signs still makes me feel so scared. I remember the neighbours running outside, tv warning signals and phone lines stuck. The eartquake was so strong and long and the fear of not knowing what will happen next and will the ceiling fall top of you. The big tsunami from one year ago clearly in your mind.

[@2020-blocky]

Huh I thought it was 2011

[@Pilkkukatti]

​@@2020-blocky different earthquake. There are multiple different earthquakes per year

[@2020-blocky]

@@Pilkkukatti Oh ok

[@sonic984]

At the end he freaked out a little bit

[@Chance_08YT]

Oh dang how bad was it

[@GalaxyUnicorn]

Everyone's saying how this isn't creepy, but in my opinion it is. You can hear the fear and intensity in his voice when the reporter issues the tsunami warning. But I must say, this is a lot better than America's emergency alert system.

[@toastedbread3287]

Canada's is fucking scary

[@GranColombiaball]

Maybe because he personally experienced this himself? I don't know how long the reporter has been in that station, but maybe during The Great East Japan earthquake, he probably was one of the ones that were affected horribly (probably his or his relative's homes were destroyed during the tsunami? Or he lost a loved one during the tsunami?) so maybe he's making sure that everyone is safe so that they would never lose their loved ones like he probably did.

[@ElPicoDeGallo]

how is these better then the american EAS? please explain

[@pp_Neon]

Japan: *Bling Bling* America: *BERRRRRRR* *BERRRRRRR*

[@shrimpybirb472]

@@pp_Neon *_BERRR BERR_*

[@arristheround9246]

They look so disappointed, they were about to start their broadcast lol

[@uryen921]

And they switch to "earthquake broadcast mode" right away, like they already knew it.

[@poundlandspeedwagonrequiem]

then suddenly to the tsunami eas like their life could not get any worse already

[@Salvation1209]

Im the 300th like!!!

[@questionable3821]

They have to be serious as this is a real situation

[@ranelgallardo7031]

Uryen Producers tell em

[@llythes]

"Evacuate imme-" This was pretty creepy

[@Armando36462]

It's terrifying just to hear him get cut off when he wants everyone to be cautious But they had to, if they want to send the signals quickly to all TVs in order to alert everyone that is in danger and save those who weren't notified

[@Cannebis]

@Claudia Washington the sound doesnt do anything, its about the incoming signals, not the sound itself. It works for all tvs that are connected to television unless I'm mistaken.

[@pear009]

they put the voice back afterwards, then they reported the tsunami

[@pear009]

@【Lindsay Top】 bruh, thats how they pronounced it

[@gracefullydumb]

Yeah, Its like the news station was hit or they lost signal to the TV’s.

[@blewperz]

The immediate switch to a calm warning to an alert warning terrifies me. The cutoff at the end, too. The fact the reporter said, “Please remember the Great East Japan Earthquake,” gives me chills. I’d be so scared hearing this.

[@somogy_]

In Japan you get a ding In the US you get a earrape montage of *BEEP*

[@xdrixxyz3299]

Mostly because the beeps in the American EAS are actually full of information such as where the alert should go to, when the alert expires, who issued the alert, what type of alert it is, and more. It's using a technology called Specific Area Message Encoding, Google it if you're curious about it. The long tone after the 3 beeps is the attention signal, and it's meant to get your attention. The 3 short bursts at the end signal an End Of Message.

[@wiwewawowu]

lol in Chile all channels start broadcasting out of nowhere and there's a news presenter saying sleepily "yeah there's an earthquake run and grab it shit bye"

[@anniep2837]

Japan: Ooohhh pretty dang America: KILL ME THIS SOUND IS KILLING ME AHAHAHHHHHHHHHHH

[@howdoyouclick]

u forgot canada

[@yoironfistbro8128]

In Australia you get an apocalyptic siren, at least according to The Final Minutes

[@hal013]

Damn they cut him off real quick... that would scare the living hell out of me. Japan sure knows how to get the message out.

[@dylancotton2061]

Love Is All You Need I guess they practice it quite often too as it is very likely to be needed

[@itogi]

Well, they had to do that. Otherwise, his voice would have drowned out the alert sound.

[@PGVideos4222]

Cut him off after the first news headlines beep just as he was about to speak ....

[@moonplayz8858]

sorry if English is bad :) us in Japan is very prepared she since 2011 9.0 quake. It's scary but we get our buts up and run.

[@mechaguychungus1696]

moonplayz that's good to know man. Keep safe there always.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

"Everyone, please remember the Great East Japan Earthquake" if the warning and tremors won't make you take every earthquake seriously, that line will

[@shiveshsingh3169]

So, how are you feeling after having your comment featured in HAI? 😉

[@melete.delete]

@@shiveshsingh3169 what is hai

[@shiveshsingh3169]

@@melete.delete Half as Interesting, a KZbin channel. Avery had a comment under one his videos in which HAI scrolled through the comment section of one of his previous video that also had Avery's comment in it. So, he got a 'shoutout' in a way.

[@elisabethsun7059]

I saw a video of that earthquake in school and I am terrified of any earthquake that could potentially be that strong

[@weetme1613]

@@shiveshsingh3169 who? And which one?

[@robertoXCX]

The way that signal at the end automatically turns on their TVs and radios to an emergency broadcast is absolutely brilliant. It really shows the determination to keep people promptly informed and make sure nobody is getting left behind. In America emergency broadcasts are so much more of a suggestion than something designed to save lives.

[@kaitlinmcneely]

Right?! Why won’t they make ours like that?! It would be so convenient!

[@DrKoneko]

​@@kaitlinmcneelywell it's not feasible to have that happen across the entire USA. Japan is such a small country that radio waves can go all across the country and turn on tvs and radios, but in America affected areas are so spread out in events like these that turning on just the affected tvs would be nearly impossible.

[@kaitlinmcneely]

@@DrKoneko who knows what the future might bring!

[@kilodeltaeight]

Technically, we have a system that already does this - NOAA Weather Radio. The entire country is blanketed with radio transmitters that broadcast automated weather information, forecasts, and watches/warnings as they're issued. A dedicated weather radio receiver can pick up these broadcasts, and sound an audible/visual alert when one is issued for the county you're in. The modem-like screeching you hear at the start of an EAS message on Radio or TV is itself a digital signal (known as the S.A.M.E. Header) that can activate devices. NOAA designed SAME back in the 1980s for Weather Radio, and it was later picked up by the FCC for the broader EAS system in 1997. Being that old, it's simple and has some limitations, which is why FEMA and the FCC later developed protocols like CAP (for distributing alerts over the Internet and IP networks) and WEA (cell phone emergency alerts, also distributed over-the-air by PBS Stations as a backup). Despite automated alert information being readily available, its inclusion into TVs and non-weather radios was never mandated because lol this is America. Part of that, admittedly, is because the kinds of threats generally dealt with in the US (and which in turn formed the basis of alert networks) are a bit less time-sensitive than Earthquake Early Warning (wherein you need to get an alert out in seconds, because you only have seconds to react) or Tsunamis (which, in Japan, often strike within minutes). Things like Tornados and Thunderstorms are easily predictable, and the average warning time for them stretches from well over 15 minutes (for tornados) to hours. It will be interesting to see how California's new Earthquake Early Warning system changes some of this, as it now imposes the same requirements (alerts need to be distributed in less than a second over a wide area) onto our existing warning systems...which just aren't designed for that. We'll see what happens.

[@kilodeltaeight]

@@DrKoneko NOAA Weather Radio already covers the vast majority of the US' population, and for the rest tools like Satellite Radio or AM radio work quite well. We also already have standards for this designed -- just not the political will to mandate manufacturers take advantage of them.

[@corgimations]

The way how the alarm goes from a calming “hey listen” to a “RUN FOR YOUR LIFE. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” Is chilling.

[@13_cmi]

I know tornadoes more than earthquakes and the same thing happens there. Watching the news channel in Jonesboro reporting on the tornado there was the same. He was just sitting there pointing out that there could be a tornado there and boom. In a couple seconds there it is ripping through town.

[@luke-the-purple-pumpkin]

@@13_cmi when i was in ohio

[@S己G]

Not only chilling. My brain, though I've never been to Japan, knows the sound they use for the warning, yet it's way less scary to me than that repeated beep that other countries use. Could be the nature of the sound, could be the nature of me knowing it is about something that is happening where I am. The way he goes from insanely calm to very scared, is terrifying to me.

[@inh4855]

That string of rapid "beep beep beep beep beep" at the end is not for human but to turn on any television nearby to broadcast emergency messages (if I am not mistaken)

[@aivengrey]

​@Sand2Go 😅😅

[@zannaxz]

It's so scary the way he gets cut of...

[@blurengo]

If you watch the full broadcast, he starts speaking again after the beeps, these beeps are supposed to turn on non-digital TVs on max volume, if he spoke over them, a lot of people wouldn't get the warning

[@dobmaster4412]

The signal returns back to the guy talking after the beep I've seen the original video from where this came from which was all in Japanese

[@kajlihalilovic4438]

Dobmaster4 Can you link it?

[@kazuoshimahara182]

Kajli Halilovic kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZDddqtmosl3gKM

[@kajlihalilovic4438]

Kazuo Shimahara Thank you!

[@vladnex1052]

Japan: Hello, an early earthquake alert has been set in. The following cities will be affected: *cities here.* Remain calm, and go to saftey. Do not stay near rivers and other stuff like that. We are now feeling it in our studio. The maximum is 5 in *cities here* *Proceed to show a real-time update on how strong it is and where it can be felt.* There is a fear of a tsunami if the seismic source is at the bottom of the ocean *a few second later* A tsunami warning has been issued. Evacuate immediately! EVERYONE REMAIN SAFE! Every single other country: BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP YOU ARE FUCKED BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-

[@danixdefcon5]

My country: *PA system fires up* BEEEEP WAW WAW WAW WAW WAW WAW WAW WAW ALERTA SÍSMICA! ALERTA SÍSMICA! (Seismic Alert) WAW WAW WAW WAW WAW WAW WAW WAW ALERTA SÍSMICA! ALERTA SÍSMICA! (Seismic Alert) WAW WAW WAW WAW WAW WAW WAW WAW *holy shit the earth's shaking!*

[@one_step_sideways]

So accurate lmao

[@foolpierrot]

The kids : AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@kiwiEverything]

My country: *way too safe for any type of emergency*

[@danixdefcon5]

Jagar Harvey yup, Mexico. :)

[@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co]

Remember that NHK announcers have been trained to raise their voice for tsunami warnings. The louder voice might sound like fear to us, but a Japanese viewer would interpret it as "this is even more serious".

[@No-jn8gf]

U.S.A warning system: *screeching* Japan warning system: *aggresive twinkling*

[@mymixedbiscuit9159]

LMAO

[@dmann5938]

Japan during a tsunami: *AGGRESSIVE MORSE CODE*

[@税抜き無印]

This is not a Morse code, but a signal that forces the TV in sleep mode to turn on. In the target area of ​​the tsunami, something like an air raid warning is sent by the disaster prevention radio.

[@irishboy06]

@@dmann5938 Japan during a tsunami: 📞📞📞 *ring, ring*

[@pinkgumball2007]

*FUCKING HELL IT SCARES ME TO DEATH!!!*

[@shinydavidhowell]

The broadcaster panic here may have saved a lot of lives. There was never a reaction like this in 2011 even though that was far more intense.

[@guspolly]

I think they learned their lesson from 3/11 that they should be more forceful in this situation. If you see the extended coverage, they put up a huge red box that just says "Tsunami! Run!"

[@shinydavidhowell]

Yes, I saw that too.

[@LunarFlareStudios]

Where is the extended coverage?

[@guspolly]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3KTiWt7h5mHl5o

[@dentonkaya6630]

William Haines this was the November 22nd, 2016 earthquake that took place off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture at 5:59am. The March 11th earthquake in 2011 occurred at 2:46pm off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, and was much, much larger then this quake (magnitude 9.0 verses 6.9). The 2011 earthquake was so intense that the image the live cameras were showing at the time could not be clearly seen, simply because they were moving around so much due to the much stronger ground vibrations being experienced at the time. Plus the tsunami warning shown in this video is a lesser alert level then what was issued immediately after the March 11th quake (a major tsunami warning was issued for that one, and rightfully so...)

[@casperrabbit7254]

Ngl the transition from the calm, collected earthquake warning to the urgency of the tsunami warning is honestly terrifying, even if you don't speak a word of Japanese

[@80721]

It's worse if you can't speak Japanese, you are in your hotel as a tourist and you see this, you know you will die if you stay and you don't understand what they want you to do

[@vibrantgleam]

@@80721 damn what do you do as a tourist and you don't know the language?

[@suddysoap]

@@vibrantgleamin this case, you should at least know some japanese pertaining to an emergency. like you should know what evacuate or protect means

[@vibrantgleam]

@@suddysoap What does it sound like :D

[@suddysoap]

@@vibrantgleam man idk lol 😭 im not japanese nor do i know anything about their language, but this is what i would do if i came to japan and experienced an emergency like that

[@gustukas]

Fun fact: No one died in the 2016 Fukushima earthquake! A couple people were injured, but no one died!

[@Asperkid22]

With professional warnings like this, im not surprised

[@FriendsForever-np9ig]

津波警報が出た瞬間大声になったのやっぱすごいわ I’m very proud that this guy said the information about the tsunami warning more loudly than other things

[@加古川-b2f]

@謎の背景 あれ開いたらやばい？

[@ej20x]

@謎の背景 勘違いじゃないんだよなぁ

[@A-DokkoiSHOW]

HoustonGamerTV / HGTV にほんごおじょうずですね！

[@HoustonGamerTVHGTV]

@@A-DokkoiSHOW ありがとうともだち！

[@freekitten00]

あれはそういう風に言うように決まってるから。

[@epicgamerchannel6230]

Earthquake: *kalm* Tsunami: *_p a n i k_*

[@ayaanmohammed8427]

This is the real meme man

[@cameronmckirdy4874]

Another le ironic funny pewdiepie viewer

[@ItzBIULD]

They are trained to panik In a case of tsunami

[@dzdboy3142]

Yeah until the earthquake you will not stand but in tsunami you will run

[@otheooo]

this is HUMOR

[@Pinkfloydisme63]

Today, in Good Morning Japan , the cute story of-... [Early Warning System] Okay, I guess I can toss these papers for today...

[@hamad-pz3rp]

lol

[@Jwend392]

"So much for the slow news day, Hoshi."

[@IPAWS2018]

Welcome to Good Morning Japan! Oh crap there's a tsunami headed our way.

[@hondo3948]

YYYYYYEEEEEEEETTTTYTTT da paper

[@jiwachii]

Let’s make paper airplanes!

[@DOKIDOKI2653]

Japan's EAS alert doesn't have to be scary, it motivates people and encourages others to follow suit.

[@ladonnathomas4573]

Japan: *calming tones* an earthquake is inbound take shelter please ^_^ America: *goosebump-giving tones* earthquake inbound. Take shelter now.

[@xDooMx]

Peebee, the blue alien thot Also goes like “EF4 tornado forming, prepare to die.”

[@elitebelt]

And this is why the American system is far better. It instills the greatest sense of urgency to get the fuck out and save yourself and your family from whatever is coming.

[@daten__]

this alarm is not very happy sounding. It is creepy to us.

[@noritsukenji]

Why did I said that with the nuclear kill streak voice

[@worldwidewebreda124]

I live in Alberta and i can guarantee that our alert system is scarier than any other omg

[@realcartoongirl]

japan: Good morning! tsunami: no

[@オオタトヨタロー]

tunami: sleep again...which you don't wake up

[@hopelesshaddy3332]

Tsunami be like: *bAd mOrnIng*

[@user-cp5qt2zi9l]

黙れ

[@yaditi9170]

no

[@theh69]

*no*

[@dedede5586]

japanese warnings: *chime that gets your attention* american warnings: *_WE'RE ALL GONNA FUCKING DIE_*

[@cheesynacho8464]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@dr.quackenbacker5247]

Fun fact! The tones are literally designed to be as annoying and ear hurting as possible so that way you stop what you're doing and pay attention to the warning!

[@cookii8588]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE *DEMONIC WEEEWOOOS*

[@cheesynacho8464]

@@dr.quackenbacker5247 he talking about the start noise which actually happens to make sure the alert is broadcasted to the right area the tone after that is an attention tone

[@floatingsanvich4819]

Japan dlun dlun dlun dlun America: EEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRR EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRR BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

[@Kengon017]

「東日本大震災を思い出してください！」 という言葉がどれだけ重いのかよく分かる "Remember the Great East Japan Earthquake!" I can understand how heavy the word is

[@blazewolf645]

that last part "EVACUATE IMME-" the way he cut off gave me chills

[@nicholasbenge2596]

The computer cut him off so the signal could be sent clearly.

[@canimates2020]

And those beeps! OH GOD-

[@cljoe35]

@@canimates2020 I cant imagine it’s so scary

[@ChaseDJ549]

@@canimates2020 Those beeps are Morse code to tell your tv to turn on tv’s when they are on stand-by mode.

[@stormtracker8597]

I heard the-

[@jessicavantrease3279]

It always freaks me out seeing these warnings come up on a live broadcast and just watching the people on TV go from lively to dead-serious in the blink of an eye, grinding to a halt and moving straight into emergency mode. In the US, these warnings usually get superimposed over the broadcast while it continues as usual in the background, only catching up a few minutes later so a newscaster can say, “Well, a tornado warning has been issued for this and that county, etc.” The immediate, live, real-time response to these warnings in Japanese programming gives me chills.

[@AureliusR]

The difference is that Japan has a huge earthquake early warning system. They HAVE to announce it quickly before the major shockwaves hit. It's a fascinating system. Also, all the people on here saying the warning tones aren't "scary" enough, it's irrelevant. Japanese schoolkids are taught what that sound means, and it's against the law to EVER play that tone when there isn't a real earthquake. Because Japan is a society where people don't actively seek to hurt each other, they actually follow that rule. The newscasters are trained on what to do the second they hear that tone. Notice that he was immediately looking at his monitors to see which prefectures to announce, plus probably going over in his head the script they've practised many times. Finally, when he gets cut off at the end, that's because the automated tsunami warning system (which is connected to the earthquake system) comes on to send that tone. That weird tone it sends automatically turns on all TVs & radios in the affected area, to wake people up. It can also adjust the volume to be louder so that the alert isn't missed. Japan doesn't mess around when it comes to stuff like this!

[@AppleBS11]

@@AureliusR No one would mess around after the lost of 19,000 people.

[@Luke_existent]

In my honestly limited, but unbiased point of view, it's because Japan is at a FAR superior, FAR more constant risk of devastation by natural disasters, compared to the US, they're a kinda small island country with a pretty dense population that is pretty much always in danger of a massive ammount of death and destruction Just listen to how desesperate that guy got when he received the order to warn people of the tsunami, it almost makes your eyes swell up with tears how he suddenly gets really frantic at the thought of the tsunami ambushing people at 6 in the morning. And the way he tells you to "remember the Great East Japan Earthquake", jesus, that country's people are traumatized

[@itzvickyvee]

Japans EAS: 🧚🏽✨🌸💓🌈 The United States EAS: 💢🔊🗯✖️💀🧨

[@Matthew.211]

They used goddamn Microsoft Sam in the early days, I was not around then but it's a little funny

[@irishboy06]

Japan's Tsunami warning: 📞📞📞

[@matteo1462]

What about the Israel one that ones like the creepiest EAS I’ve seen

[@CholaHelloKitty]

Japan Missile Alert😈👹👺👿☠️👹💣🧨

[@Corgipon]

@@Matthew.211 Actually it’s a TTS voice called Paul, but okay

[@CKR2303]

Btw, for those wondering why Japan is so active in seismic activity, it's because the eastern area is on 3 tectonic plates, and when they move against eachother... well... this happens

[@deez69420b]

obviously

[@aporonoterebi]

USA: BEEEEP BEEEEP BEEEEP Canada:WEE WOO WEE WOO WEE WOO New Zealand: WOWOWAWAWOWOWAWA Australia: WOOOP WOOOP WOOP WOOP Spain: BAH BAH BAH BAH BAH BAH Mexico: WAU WAU WAU WAU WAU Chile:OUAA OUAA OUAA OUAA OUAA Singapore: OOAW OOAW OOAW OOAW OOAW Japan: Jingle Jingle, Jingle Jingle. Bebebebebebebebebebebeep.

[@okaylol3334]

Its real people duh

[@jthecoder]

UK: Now, onto our next top story, it has appeared that there is a big tsunami warning bound for the coasts of the UK. Now here's our environmental analyst [insert name here] over in Blackpool to find out why...

[@thatonelogodude]

Mexico: ωσω ωσω ωσω ωσω Spain: 𝔟𝔞𝔥𝔟𝔞𝔥𝔟𝔞𝔥𝔟𝔞𝔥𝔟𝔞𝔥 France: wOAOOOoo-

[@thatonelogodude]

Singapore: 𝕆𝕆𝔸𝕨𝕆𝕆𝔸𝕨𝕆𝕆𝔸𝕨𝕆𝕆𝔸𝕨

[@oh_no_no_no]

Philippines: AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA

[@cocaerin]

BRO THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN JAPAN AND I STARTED CRYING WHILE WATCHING THIS

[@mayahatif1416]

ugh girl how was the experience?

[@MrsDanniiii]

@@mayahatif1416 i would also like to know wow

[@jane6547]

Oh my gosh, were you okay? D:

[@pianissimopiano]

@@rzyao64 thats the stupidest question ever...

[@SanicStudios]

@pianissimo r/wooosh that was a joke you absolute idiot

[@johnnypullstrongg]

The Japanese Alert is calm but it scares me more than the American one 😭😭

[@jdbrad2302]

Ikr

[@niketastic]

ikr

[@8pixy]

I fucking agree

[@bonbardosky5930]

Error: América it's a continente, the real mame is EUA or EU

[@seiya-chon]

The Japanese sounds very similar to the alarm that calls heroes to fight in "Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero". My brain just immediately associates the sadness of the anime with the sound and I feel anxious.

[@mosseater333]

People are really like “uwu this is so cute so kawaii 🌸💖💘 not scary!!” no this is just terrifying- he’s so calm while explaining everything and then the end?! He gets cut off. imagine being in Japan. To us, it’s just ding ding but to them, it’s either a warning or the one of the last things one hears :(

[@jakeycakes-]

Honestly it really scares me. Even the images that show up. Like when he gets cut off and it's silent for a moment with the red "x" and the tsunami line, followed by the radio waves after. Imagine waking up to that. I know how scared they all must've been. This video makes me really scared too.

[@emyy6520]

“Protect your life! Evacuate Imme-“ is the scariest fucking line i ever heard in a alert. if i ever heard that i would call NASA to take me on-board one of their spaceships and fly to mars 😭😭

[@Mypfpisbetterthanyours]

Shit. You right

[@underscoredfrisk]

Scary as fuck to hear the person getting cut off. Ik it makes sense to do so, all channels are force muted to deliver some important information. But if the audio cut was unintentional and caused by the eq or the tsunami, that is some horror movie level alert

[@whathefuckisthishandle]

@@underscoredfrisk the "beeping" you hear is actually data to turn all tv, radio, car radio etc on an emergency frequency to alert people

[@mfaizsyahmi]

Very polite of the earthquake to wait for the morning newscast, right on the hour. But dear god the tsunami warning send chills down my spine.

[@itskermit8352]

Me too >~< its creepyyy

[@mpred8606]

@@CantPayEpisodes earthquake more punctual than me

[@brandonjustis]

i think the most haunting part of this is when the reporter's tone goes up when the tsunami warning comes through. he urges his viewers to evacuate, bringing up past tragedies as a reminder to take this warning seriously, lest they suffer the same fate as they did. then he got cut off as he was warning them.

[@ironpan1212]

That was maybe the tidal wave that caused the nuclear disaster

[@beauboi3381]

@@ironpan1212 what nuclear

[@beauboi3381]

What does the morse code mean???

[@chesirerat4491]

@@beauboi3381 Fukushima nuclear disaster, it was caused due to the earthquake and tsunami and remains one of the most catastrophic nuclear disasters in history.

[@beauboi3381]

@@chesirerat4491 mmmmm chernobyl 2.0

[@goaliecalledmike]

Seriously, why does Japan seem like the loveliest place ever? The news anchors bow and say good morning (yeah, I know that bowing is customary in Japan and nobody gives it a second thought, but that's just another element of it I absolutely love), the news is presented in a friendly, human way, and they stay calm even throughout the warning.

[@southsidedude101]

My sister was in Ibaraki when this happened. She was telling about how freaky it was. Earthquake woke her up and a few minutes later the cops were driving up and down the streets with megaphones telling people to go inland immediately

[@peachworks_en]

Damn, which town? Oarai?

[@Nerdboy208]

A fun fact I just learned is that the Morse-code like sounds at the end is an encoding service called “1seg”, and its purpose is to turn on every television and radio that supports it, and tunes it to NHK in the event of a Tsunami warning.

[@TheLukasz032]

That's not the sound. 1seg is a mobile TV platform with reduced quality, occupying 1 spare segment of ISDB-T transport. And it's fully digital. ISDB-T also defines a signaling protocol for data transmission, which is used for sending digital signals to override standby mode and volume controls. Sound, on the other hand, is an analog FSK transmission used by analog TVs to do the same thing - as analog TVs don't speak ISDB at all. Also when an analog TV is used with an external ISDB-T box, the digital message will override standby and volume on the box, while FSK transmission will pass through to the TV and do the same thing on the TV.

[@Nerdboy208]

Łukasz Chrobak thanks for clarifying, I knew what I wanted to say in my head but I am bad at describing it in words

[@PennsylvaniaEAS]

similar with the eas in usa. the three tones at the begining tell special hardware information to give you the alert, location based, who issued the alert, when it expires, when it was issued, where its for, what the alert is, etc

[@vanguardian3439]

@@PennsylvaniaEAS i dont think that japanese alerting technology is encoded like SAME is.

[@PennsylvaniaEAS]

@@vanguardian3439 likely not but it’s somewhat the same concept

[@sam52230]

Japan: *princess sound* USA: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@sam52230]

TheCute Orange Yoshi GD Ikr!

[@GlitchyFoxGamer]

That princess sound is more scarier than you think

[@nate_23]

I'm sure it's a lot scarier to people in Japan because of what happened in march 2011

[@takahiroyano7594]

The princess sound from the Japanese alert is actually a combination of dissonant minor chords - which makes it sound scary and provokes warning, but not to the level where it causes complete panic

[@n00byscrazycorner43]

The screeching holds very valuable information about the warning and a lot of other things. Look up Specific Area Message Encoding.

[@L_back]

Reporters: “Oh yeah! Let’s start this news program and tell Japan what’s happening!” 0:15 The warning: “ *No* “

[@ravensstuff_]

Lmao

[@ssimonv]

For the people who wants to know about this (2:36) "Morse code like" alarming sound: This warning sound is called "Kin'-kyu Kei-hou Ho-So" (pronounce like: Kin'-cue Kei-haw Haw-saw), which means "Emergency Warning System / Emergency Warning Broadcast System"(EWS/EWBS) in Japanese. The sound itself is for analog tv/radios which aim to force switch the tv/radio on to tell the people that Tsunami warning by JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) or Evacuation warning by local government had been issued. (but almost all tv/radios didn't have that feature implemented) The analog warning sound is coded with FSK modulation, 96bits long (start signal) and 192bits long (end signal), speed is 64bps. (one block of start signal is 1.5sec long, end signal is 3sec long, start signal repeats 4-10 blocks, end signal repeats 2-4 blocks) The sound in 1024Hz is "1", and the sound in 640Hz is "0", includes information that the warning starts/ends, areas of warning issued, date/time or so on. For the digital tv, the EWS/EBWS signal is digitally coded and send through TMCC (Transmission and Multiplexing Configuration and Control, means Transmission Control Code) and MPEG-TS signal, so the warning sound itself is not always necessary, but analog warning sound is still used for alarming purpose. You can read details of technical information of EWS/EBWS below (the document is written in Japanese): www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/itej/61/6/61_6_761/_pdf/-char/ja

[@ssimonv]

@Aucury Null Thank you for your comment. Hope my description helps. ;)

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@ssimonv 參仇

[@ssimonv]

@@ADeeSHUPA 優亜 雨衛留 可無

[@PixelCodes]

Wow...

[@bromanbrothe2nd844]

is there a way to find devices that have that feature available to buy nowadays? and is there a key word to search when looking it up?

[@dr.quackenbacker5247]

"This is a live picture of the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station" *OH NO*

[@somerandomone]

what a great way to alert everyone! literally scare them again by another nuclear explosion. on the other hand, if the radioactive fallout was JUST as Chernobyl - Japan wouldnt exist at all. its roughly 1/10th of it.

[@md-im8qp]

SomeRandomONE v.??? Better than other EASs

[@RmsTitanic59]

Boom boom

[@superearrapemusic9257]

@@somerandomone They wanna scare people by a bit because when the march 2011 earthquake happened, people did not take it seriously. So nhkG made that way.

[@somerandomone]

@@superearrapemusic9257 thats a little bit too far chief. like i guess its fair, but theres outta be that one fine red line somewhere, yknow?

[@abdulkhujliwal786]

Who is here after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit central Japan, followed by tsunami, on Jan 1st 2024?

[@mateoshadow2]

Me

[@abbycollins]

Man, I have to commend those reporters. It's hard to stay calm but urgent during these situations. Especially at the 2:17 mark.

[@felmargego2534]

They are trained to be calm during these events. I saw a footage of people in an airport during the 2011 earthquake. All they did was sit down and remain calm. Unlike some people in my country...

[@flamingofan7510]

@@felmargego2534 ikr. At the US, we literally panic like the world is going to end.

[@miriamponce2603]

Tsunami warning has been issued! Evacuate Immediately- :Beep

[@jackeea_]

No-one: KZbin algorithm: hey have a japanese earthquake warning from 3 years ago

[@octofoss]

still wondering how this happened

[@Zoco.]

hello

[@MinePlayersPE]

@@octofoss me too, but the algorithm's right im into this now

[@mychemicaljulia]

i’m also confused

[@channel62philippines73]

Still remain interested up to this day, mate.

[@cyboygaming1925]

Japan: It’s 6am! Time to start the day! 4 minutes later: *OCEAN MAN,TAKE ME BY THE HAND LEAD ME TO THE LAND*

[@immortalgamingyt6182]

Lol

[@paragon.of.royalty]

*𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗-*

[@goofydawgbruh]

Or.. *MAD SEA NOISES*

[@KotTheSillyOne]

@@paragon.of.royalty *OCEAN MAN*

[@neoofficial2024]

@@KotTheSillyOne *THE VOYAGE TO THE CORNER OF THE GLOBE*

[@Rosalinnd]

I love how his voice cuts from calm to terrified once the tsunami warning occurs at 2:17

[@w4drone720]

So, those morse code sounding blasts are actually code to wake up tv's that are on standby. Pretty cool huh?

[@cataclysmiceas]

oooooooooooo

[@AngelicaGuerrero-jw7rf]

So if a TV is off, the morse code turns on the TV??

[@cataclysmiceas]

@@AngelicaGuerrero-jw7rf yup-a-doo.

[@AngelicaGuerrero-jw7rf]

@@cataclysmiceas ohh okay thanks

[@cataclysmiceas]

@@AngelicaGuerrero-jw7rf no probs

[@Delikatessen__]

English: ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR ERRRRR BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP Japanese: ding, ding. ding, ding.

[@aoaoaoaoaeueu]

im glad is just a ding so i dont need to be scary

[@vecinalfish]

@KB7 // Azurite Boyfriend that alarm cares about people's anxiety and its cute

[@alphakunch8277]

@@vecinalfish and also because an earthquake is their daily life

[@YakkyMissy]

@@vecinalfish it's fucking terrifying to us Japanese since when I hear it in that 3/11 earthquake no joke

[@wisxper]

@@YakkyMissy there was one in march too

[@illogicalGhost]

truly amazing how fast they get information through. the earthquake starts and seconds later thet have intensity ratings airing on tv, and not a minute later a detailed tsunami warning. truly a marvel of modern technology.

[@asicdathens]

@『Pzntium』 The P waves travel fast, faster than the S waves. The Japanese have developed a sophisticated system that detect the P waves, bullet trains automatically brake, and simultaneously the TV radio and social media show notifications. On seismic preparedness the Japanese are decades ahead from everyone else

[@natsucooks]

@@asicdathens they have the most advanced system in the world and it gives them like about a few minutes of headroom during tsunamis to get to high ground its crazy how they did it

[@asicdathens]

@@natsucooks they have many tsunami buoys

[@nicholasbenge2596]

@@asicdathens they also use the intensity to help determine severity.

[@pear009]

@『Pzntium』 there are also other channels that broadcast emergency, not just NHK

[@yato3335]

You know it's serious when a Japanese person starts yelling: I'M NOT KIDDING. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE. NOW.

[@daydreamfuel5781]

Them in the beginning: “Good morning!! :D” Two minutes later: “GET OUT YOURE GOING TO DIE GO GO GO”

[@Bolt-The-Cat-]

😂

[@Donnie-c2y]

True.

[@TheSoradevil]

The end was scary

[@tunao9727]

The sound in the last part was supposed to turn on the radios and TVs.

[@ヒルデガルダ-s1h]

@@O7- the alert sound turns on every tv and radio capable of decoding this audio signal (every tv and radio in japan nowdays). in most recent tvs, it also maxes the volume automatically

[@officialbeans]

@@ヒルデガルダ-s1h do you know what that sound / effect / function is called? or how that works? i cannot find an article about it

[@AztaTheGreat]

@@officialbeans think of dial up and your own eas those weird sounds are code being transmitted. like a phone call. your tv picks it up and hears "turn on and max volume, go to this channel" your tv listens and follows instructions usa eas tests follow the same those tones have all the info like if its a test or not, where its located and how long it will last. the tv provider will descramble the code as for dial up the whole thing is your computer talking to your phone

[@albertoescamilla6080]

Yeahgg

[@WalrusStu]

Basically, if the event that is currently on tv is live, they drop what they are doing and start telling people whats happening

[@tanookitoad979]

That's a genius system actually.

[@WalrusStu]

+tanookitoad979 ikr

[@natedoggcata]

This man saved countless lives that day with his clear and calm reporting giving everyone that important information as best he could

[@nest2400]

2:17 you can hear the fear in his voice intensify

[@pythongamer963]

MAN SAID THE N WORD

[@HanaLovesMide]

@@pythongamer963 japan man do n word omg wtf

[@CarlosFiddleberg]

Well I would be afriadmof a tsu- dies

[@heggle-]

Evacuate imme- *cut off by auto TV turn on signal*

[@heggle-]

kthx

[@Meta9871]

I know right? Super creepy. All of it, starting with the chime...

[@epilex1599]

The chime id be down if it were in America just what freaks me out is the ending when the television plays the Japan tsunami alarm

[@towelbleach]

*Morse code walks in* anyone gonna talk about me?

[@ksdtsubfil6840]

0:15 It's chilling how the alert sounded right when the anchor was about to speak…

[@mackenziewoloschuk7375]

News Anchor: goes to speak about what they got lined up. Warning: "So anyways,I started twibkling-"

[@exci_.5758]

The fact that the alert isn’t scary it’s actually a very smart move. That way people won’t alarm excessively and will be able to act correctly.

[@trobertt7271]

2:18 Oh my god that change in mood.

[@anni-riin3254]

"Protect your life!" I never knew 3 word spoken in quick japanese could have such an impact on me.

[@jordanrodrigues8265]

"inochi wo mamoru tame" A bit more literal translation would be "for the sake of preserving life"

[@BarberFamily5]

it kinda brings me to tears how he quickly loses his composure. the panic in his voice, coupled with the "Everyone, please remember the Great East Japanese Earthquake! Protect your lives" line hit rather hard.

[@zacharyfrieben1033]

0:01 Why can't American news stations start like that?

[@SkittleDoggy福]

Yea

[@DogeBlox47]

It gives me Wii vibes

[@jahinzee]

0:14 The way the guy silently reacts when he hears about the alert is kinda terrifying. He's so terribly shocked but he has to keep his composure to deliver the message.

[@niga3]

"he's so terribly shocked" bruh

[@_Grean_]

What a great day tod- *This is an early earthquake warning, please be wary of strong tremors* ...Nevermind.

[@zoltaxian7532]

海外の皆さんにも､地震を分かって欲しいですね。 I want everyone overseas to understand the earthquake.

i want japanese lessons :(

[@1crafter176]

Usually they then broadcast the information in other languages like English Korean Chinese Portugese

[@realcartoongirl]

@@1crafter176 really

[@coffeemation3538]

@ Lmao they a Japanese people, I don’t want your Japanese 3rd class. Sorry for a bad English and and a bad words English a hard language. :(

@@coffeemation3538 Sorry, what? xD I don't understand what you are trying to tell me lol

[@PheonixStarsx]

Normally you would think the ding ding was a cute sound but In Japan it means *pray to god and take shelter and hug your Akita inus*

[@insert-ti9bm]

(0:13) you have selected the early earthquake/tsunami warning for japan, thank you for choosing the Random Event Generator(REG).

[@abbycollins]

That’s exactly what I thought 😂

[@emu7280]

2:32 *Everybody gangsta until the audio cuts off.*

[@manu-ve1zj]

Everybody gangsta until the tv switches itself on

[@emu7280]

randomus3rnam3 yeah thats bcuz i edit the comment. it was like this that time 2:33

[@hcbs1986]

Honestly it was just kinda funny.

[@incognito6009]

He just said n word

[@madeinamosus]

@@incognito6009 shut up not funny

[@newsmaniaingaidai]

The NHK (our public broadcaster, an equivalent of British BBC or American PBS) has instructed its newsreaders to deliberately alarm their viewers to evacuate upon Tsunami warnings.

[@PheonixStarsx]

You could hear the fear in their voices 😟

[@wladfan]

They werent in that region

[@molotera8789]

Unrelated but im really glad for Connor

[@raybold23]

2:31 The way he was interrupted brought me chills

[@kultopferofficial5827]

2:28 Oddly enough, this particular earthquake was actually an aftershock of the 2011 Tohoku 'quake. Thankfully, no deaths were reported this time around.

[@bengames08]

It might just be me but it's really weird that the aftershock was 5 years after the actual 2011 quake

[@underscoredfrisk]

@@bengames08 The ground do be delayed

[@itsmz827]

@@bengames08 Aftershocks are still going on. M7.3 hit off Miyagi this February and it's still considered an aftershock-

[@dr_weil]

This shit appears Japanese: *くそ! まただ!* (Fuck! Not again!)

[@dragonistana]

これは地震の早期警報です。(this is an earthquake early warning)

[@pinkinkling1905]

まあたわごと。 (Well shit.)

[@かわいい碇シンジ]

何を言うてんの？ What are you saying?

[@mikan-yu2zu2xt4e]

I don't say that Mostly an「Earthquake」 (いちいちそんな事言わない) (大抵は「地震だ」)

[@チーミング裏切りの神]

ばかにしてるん？

[@alfrankensteinfeldman]

Even Japan's earthquake warnings are quaint...

[@shiningarmor2838]

William Glover These things are as futuristic as early warnings get

[@alfrankensteinfeldman]

Shining Armor How so?

[@PhirePhlame]

When you live on the most seismically-active piece of real estate in the world, you quickly learn what that sound means.

[@aughhhhhg]

hey you stold dogmeat

[@felmargego2534]

@@alfrankensteinfeldman you see that part where the reporter is cut off? You hear that electronic sound? It's basically transmitting signals for TV sets and stereos to decode so they'll turn on at maximum volume and warn you about the upcoming calamity.

[@smiley1722]

For EVERYONE WHO THINKS THIS IS CUTE, just remember that these alarms are scary to japanese people like any eas. I crap myself everytime a America eas comes on but it barely does, if you lived in America, you would know that "This is not a test" would make you poop yourself, I heard an eas on in the living room when I was five, and I got so dang scared and I tried to sleep, also on topic now, this alarm may be cute to some people who think it's just a funny and cute noise, but it's actually a warning of disasters. So that's why you don't joke about natural disaster alarms.

[@popsocket6885]

The fact that their EAS alarm is calm to not really scare or give the people anxiety when they announce there is an emergency

[@DJAUDIO1]

That escalated quickly. They didn't even get into the newscast and had to warn people. Makes me wish we had a similar system in place in California. Mexico has one in place called "Alerta Sismica" which is similar to Japan's system.

[@TheTigerBeast]

it's the exact system.

[@jasoncarswell7458]

Mexico's system is 90% intended for Mexico City, which is a very large metropolis with a combination of old buildings and new shoddy ones (all built on a silt lakebed). Earthquakes there have historically been catastrophic, even when only moderately powerful, so the risk is very high. Likewise, tsunami in Japan have historically been disastrous so it's worth spending the money for the few minutes of extra warning. In the US, only the west coast and Hawai'i are at major risk of dangerous earthquakes, so there's less incentive to worry.

[@1L6E6VHF]

@@jasoncarswell7458 You're so right about lake beds and Earthquakes. Places halfway between the epicenter (Pacific Ocean, off the west coast) and the areas just west of the Valle de México did not feel the 1985 earthquake, yet wrought havoc in CDMX itself. A few years ago, an earthquake hit our house, knocking over boxes in our attic, and making it difficult to open or shut our front door for about a year afterwards. The epicenter was 150km away and the magnitude was only 4.2! Where we are was still covered by Lake Erie 5,000 years ago.

[@molotera8789]

DJ AUDIO1 which sometimes doesnt go off in certain places (as ive read since i dont live in CDMX)

[@localhamiltrash]

i wish they had the same for louisiana

[@floriancarte2260]

For real i admire how devoted and professionnal they are. I don't think i could be as calm and composed were I in their place.

[@brickbrosupremeleaderofthe9006]

This man is very calm and brave . when tsunami warning was announced, his tone got stronger

[@sharronneedles6721]

I love how professionally this was taken out. In america they would be like "two month's ago their was a major 7.1 earthquake in this area" or "WTF DO WE DO WERE ALL GUNNA DIE" interrupted by an occasional BEEEEEPPP BEEEEEPPP BEEEEPPP BEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPP BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPP BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPP BEEEEP BEEEEPP BEEEEPP

[@sharronneedles6721]

@M P Is That Supposed To Be An Insult?

[@EllaGP22]

As soon as the tsunami warning was issued, that guy was genuinely concerned for people, what a great reporter.

[@troostan2776]

“Good Morning Japan!” *less than 3 minutes later:* “Tsunami warning. Evacuate Immediately!”

[@tl1882]

And then every tv turns on

[@jdjdhduddhs]

also the morse code sound

[@Cutiespace0]

2:19 for people who want the tsunami alert straight away

[@DJAUDIO1]

It's a trip when that Tsunami tone comes on, All TV and Radios turn on across Japan.

[@troshs]

That would freak me right out

[@tredI9100]

HUGE electricity usage

[@irishboy06]

If it rang in the morning or whenever, I would confuse it for a mobile phone ringing

[@Pain-io5zs]

America: * has a Seizure during amergency alert * Japan: *DiNg*

[@TheTigerPuppet]

Japan: bleep ding bleep ding We have Felt A Earthquake please beware of strong tremors. America: BEJEIEPEPEOEOOE: EEEEP BEEEEP BODOOROFFPFOTOTPPTPM*scary intensifies*

[@TheRealEleventhDoctor]

or in canada having a good afternoon- BEEP BOOP BEEP BEEP AAAAHHHHHHHHHh FREAK

[@cnash3428]

@@TheRealEleventhDoctor lol

[@TheRealEleventhDoctor]

@@cnash3428 its true lol

[@Angelica-mz2nn]

I’m British (no I really am) and I love Japan. I’ve been there before with my friends because Pink teleported us there. I still remember seeing this on a television in a hotel. I was terrified.

[@TheMochaluver]

Holy cow... I was watching this last night and my dad (who’s Japanese) asked if this was happening right now, so I reassured him it was from 4 years ago. I woke up this morning to find out that Japan had a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in the EXACT same spot at 6:07am. Creepy stuff.