Disaster drills in Japan

Disaster drills in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A police officer talks to a driver on Sept. 1, 2011, on congested Route 15 in Tokyo's Ota Ward. The police held a large-scale drill that blocked about 100 highways in Tokyo to practice monitoring road traffic and ensuring the passage of emergency vehicles on the same day under a scenario of a major earthquake having occurred.

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