RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS OF THE AWARENESS PEOPLE LIVING IN THE TOKYO AREA CONCERNING EARTHQUAKE DISASTERS : About Anxiety of a urbanized City Earthquake

Abstract

This paper examines and analyzes perception of earthquake within people living in the Tokyo area. The findings indicate that as many as 60% of the respondents think that a big earthquake will occur in the metropolitan area within next ten years and over 70% feel uneasy. After the Hanshin Earthquake, those who have hastened to protect their homes with new counter disaster measures have increased. The proves that more and more people are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of counter disaster provisions.