Tamori is the host of TV Asahi's special program "Tamori Station," which delves into a variety of topics. Starting at 8:00 pm on March 7th, the program will feature the Nankai Trough Earthquake, which is said to have an 80% chance of hitting a magnitude 8-9 earthquake within the next 30 years. In the worst case scenario, the program will discuss with experts what measures should be taken to deal with a massive earthquake that is estimated to kill 320,000 people, about 17 times the number of people killed in the Great East Japan Earthquake.
The Nankai Trough earthquake is a super-wide-area disaster that is predicted to affect not only Kyushu, Shikoku, the Kansai region, and the Tokai region, but also the Tokyo metropolitan area. With the increase in high-rise apartment buildings, attention is now being paid to "long-period ground motion," in which large tremors occur for a long time even if the distance from the epicenter is large. It is known that the higher the floor, the more intense the tremors become, but we will use the world's most advanced shaking table to simulate how strong the long-period ground motion of a Nankai Trough earthquake will be. In the studio, guest Kimura Yoshino talks about her terrifying experience of encountering long-period ground motion on the 55th floor of a building during the Great East Japan Earthquake.
The history of Nankai Trough earthquakes will also be unravelled. Nankai Trough earthquakes have occurred repeatedly in the past, with earthquakes occurring at intervals of about 100 to 200 years since the oldest recorded Hakuho earthquake in 684 (Asuka period). This program focuses on the Showa Tonankai Earthquake of 1944 (Showa 19) and the Showa Nankai Earthquake of 1946 (Showa 21), which occurred in conjunction during and after the war. The characteristics of Nankai Trough earthquakes will be explored from these two earthquakes.
The filming of Tamori took place in Kochi Prefecture, where devastating tsunami damage is expected. The filming took place at the tallest tsunami evacuation tower in Japan, the only tsunami evacuation shelter in Japan, and other places, and the filming of the disaster prevention measures in the area was reported.
Tamori addressed the viewers, saying, "For example, even when an alarm sounds, people tend to think in a convenient way, such as 'It wasn't a big deal before, and no one around me is running away, so it should be fine.' I hear that this is why people often end up being late in evacuating. In order to stay alive, I want people to first and foremost be aware of the need to 'run away.' To do that, it's a good idea to get into the habit of checking for risks wherever you go on a daily basis, and thinking about how you would evacuate if a major earthquake were to occur."
Studio guests include Professor Nao Hirata, a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo and chairman of the Nankai Trough Earthquake Assessment Committee, a leading earthquake researcher, Tomoya Takanage, a disaster prevention and preparedness advisor, and Professor Taro Arikawa of Chuo University, a leading researcher in tsunamis that strike cities. The program assistant will be announcer Ruby Watanabe.
