Japan gov't to warn residents when possibility of massive earthquake rises

Japan gov't to warn residents when possibility of massive earthquake rises

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (C front) speaks at a meeting of the government's Central Disaster Management Council in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2017. The government said it will start a new warning system from November to alert residents that could be affected by a magnitude-9 class temblor in the Nankai Trough. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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