Drills, Drills Drills
Japan is a country that has a lot of risk factors to living here. It has mountains which pose landslide risks. It is close to the warm oceans of the south which leads to typhoons. It's on the Pacific ring of fire which leads to earthquakes and volcanos. It invented the word tsunami so you know that's an obvious risk. Then there are the risks every place faces such as fire. Japan is a place that is at risk for a lot of things and it knows it. They make sure you know it too. I've experienced four typhoons since arriving in August. The first one is pretty spooky when you come from Canada. I've never experienced those howling winds before and they can really surprise you when they batter at your windows. A few big earthquakes have happened during my lifetime in Japan. In 2016 there was a magnitude 7 earthquake in Kumamoto. We all remember the large earthquake and tsunami in Fukushima back in 2011. They happen a lot. Perhaps too frequently for my family's liking. W...