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Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, as part of a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, as part of a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, as part of a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Firefighters conduct a disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Firefighters conduct a disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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102nd anniv. of 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

A Buddhist priest prays at a stone monument in Tokyo for Koreans and Chinese massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. A Japanese government disaster prevention panel says Korean and Chinese victims accounted for at least 1 percent of the 105,000 people who died or went missing in the earthquake.

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102nd anniv. of 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

A Buddhist priest prays at a stone monument in Tokyo for Koreans and Chinese massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. A Japanese government disaster prevention panel says Korean and Chinese victims accounted for at least 1 percent of the 105,000 people who died or went missing in the earthquake.

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102nd anniv. of 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

A Buddhist priest prays at a stone monument in Tokyo for Koreans and Chinese massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. A Japanese government disaster prevention panel says Korean and Chinese victims accounted for at least 1 percent of the 105,000 people who died or went missing in the earthquake.

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Memorial service for 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans in Japan

People hold a memorial ceremony at a public park in Tokyo for Koreans and Chinese massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. A Japanese government disaster prevention panel says Korean and Chinese victims accounted for at least 1 percent of the 105,000 people who died or went missing in the earthquake.

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Memorial service for 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans in Japan

People hold a memorial ceremony in Tokyo for Koreans and Chinese massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. A Japanese government disaster prevention panel says Korean and Chinese victims accounted for at least 1 percent of the 105,000 people who died or went missing in the earthquake.

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (2nd from R) inspects a cross-prefecture disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during the closing ceremony of a cross-prefecture disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Firefighters conduct a disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

A cross-prefecture disaster drill is conducted at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Firefighters conduct a disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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Japan marks centenary of Great Kanto Earthquake

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike observes a moment of silence at the time the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake struck at a venue in Tokyo's Marunouchi area where an emergency drill was held on Sept. 1, 2023. The quake that shook Tokyo and surrounding areas occurred 100 years ago the same day, leaving more than 105,000 people dead or missing.

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91st anniversary of Great Kanto Earthquake

TOKYO, Japan - People pray at a memorial service held in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 1, 2014, the 91st anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake that hit the capital and surrounding areas in 1923, killing over 100,000 people.

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91st anniversary of Great Kanto Earthquake

TOKYO, Japan - A memorial service is held in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 1, 2014, the 91st anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake that hit the capital and surrounding areas in 1923, killing over 100,000 people.

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91st anniversary of Great Kanto Earthquake

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Hisako, the widow of Prince Takamado, attends a memorial service in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014, for the victims of the Great Kanto Earthquake that hit the capital and surrounding areas in 1923, killing over 100,000 people.

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Anniversary of Great Kanto Earthquake

TOKYO, Japan - People pray at a memorial service in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2013, for the victims of the Great Kanto Earthquake that struck the capital and surrounding areas on Sept. 1, 1923.

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Anniversary of Great Kanto Earthquake

TOKYO, Japan - A memorial service is held in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2013, for the victims of the Great Kanto Earthquake that struck the capital and surrounding areas on Sept. 1, 1923.

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Disaster Prevention Day in Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Police officers and firefighters participate in a rescue exercise in the city of Chiba on Sept. 1, 2013. The evacuation and rescue exercise was conducted on Disaster Prevention Day, the anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake in the Tokyo area in 1923.

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Anniversary of Great Kanto Earthquake

TOKYO, Japan - People observe a moment of silence in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2013, at a ceremony to commemorate the Koreans who were killed after false rumors spread that they had rioted in the confusion following the Great Kanto Earthquake that struck the capital and surrounding areas on Sept. 1, 1923.

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Anniversary of Great Kanto Earthquake

TOKYO, Japan - Dancer Kim Soon Ja, a Korean resident of Japan, performs in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2013, at a ceremony to commemorate the Koreans who were killed after false rumors spread that they had rioted in the confusion following the Great Kanto Earthquake that struck the capital and surrounding areas on Sept. 1, 1923.

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Disaster Prevention Day in Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Firefighters take part in a rescue drill in the city of Chiba on Sept. 1, 2013. The evacuation and rescue exercise was conducted on Disaster Prevention Day, the anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake in the Tokyo area in 1923.

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Disaster Prevention Day in Japan

CHIBA, Japan - A helicopter of the Self-Defense Forces takes off from the roof of the prime minister's office in Tokyo, carrying Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for an inspection of an evacuation and rescue exercise in the city of Chiba on Sept. 1, 2013. The exercise was conducted on Disaster Prevention Day, the anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake in the Tokyo area in 1923.

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Disaster Prevention Day in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a mock news conference as part of a drill based on the scenario of a massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2013. The drill was held on Disaster Prevention Day, the anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake in the Tokyo area in 1923.

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Disaster Prevention Day in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A disaster response meeting attended by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and all of his ministers is held as part of a drill based on the scenario of a massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2013. The drill was held on Disaster Prevention Day, the anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake in the Tokyo area in 1923.

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Disaster Prevention Day in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) and Keiji Furuya (to the left), state minister for disaster prevention, attend a disaster response meeting held as part of a drill based on the scenario of a massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2013. The drill was held on Disaster Prevention Day, the anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake in the Tokyo area in 1923.

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Ueno Station right after 1923 quake

TOKYO, Japan - A plaza in front of Tokyo's Ueno Station is inundated with people carting furniture and other belongings and trying to flee after the Japanese capital and its vicinity was struck by a magnitude 7.9 quake, now known as the Great Kanto Earthquake, on Sept. 1, 1923. (Photo taken by a Kyodo News predecessor entity)

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Disaster drills in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) and Reconstruction Minister Tatsuo Hirano take part in a news conference at the prime minister's office on Sept. 1, 2011, as part of a disaster exercise. Emergency drills were held the same day across Japan in commemoration of the Great Kanto Earthquake on Sept. 1, 1923.

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Kan at disaster drill

ITO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) speaks to reporters after attending a nationwide disaster drill in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2010, the annual disaster awareness day, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Disaster awareness

ITO, Japan - Firefighting volunteers explain to junior high school students how tools are used at disaster sites in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2010, as part of a nationwide disaster drill on the annual disaster awareness day coinciding with the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake anniversary.

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Disaster awareness

ITO, Japan - High school students stack up flood prevention sandbags under instruction from ground troops in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2010, as part of a nationwide disaster drill on the annual disaster awareness day coinciding with the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake anniversary.

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Disaster awareness

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2010, as part of a nationwide disaster drill on the annual disaster awareness day coinciding with the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake anniversary.

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Disaster awareness

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2010, as part of a nationwide disaster drill on the annual disaster awareness day coinciding with the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake anniversary.

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Disaster awareness

TOKYO, Japan - Cabinet ministers hold a meeting at Prime Minister Naoto Kan's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2010, as part of a nationwide disaster drill on the annual disaster awareness day coinciding with the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake anniversary.

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Disaster awareness

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan heads to a meeting with Cabinet ministers in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2010, as part of a nationwide disaster drill on the annual disaster awareness day coinciding with the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake anniversary.

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Disaster Prevention Day

A large-scale disaster drill is held in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 1, 2022, the 99th anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, which left over 100,000 people dead or unaccounted for in the capital and surrounding areas.

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Disaster Prevention Day

A large-scale disaster drill is held in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 1, 2022, the 99th anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, which left over 100,000 people dead or unaccounted for in the capital and surrounding areas.

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Disaster Prevention Day

A large-scale disaster drill is held in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 1, 2022, the 99th anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, which left over 100,000 people dead or unaccounted for in the capital and surrounding areas.

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Disaster prevention day

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) delivers a speech during a large-scale disaster drill in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 1, 2022, the 99th anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, which left over 100,000 people dead or unaccounted for in the capital and surrounding areas.

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99th anniv. of 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (F) and Crown Princess Kiko attend a memorial ceremony in Tokyo for the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake victims on Sept. 1, 2022, the 99th anniversary of the massive disaster that left over 100,000 people dead or unaccounted for in Tokyo and surrounding areas. (Pool photo)

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99th anniv. of 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and Crown Princess Kiko (L) attend a memorial ceremony in Tokyo for the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake victims on Sept. 1, 2022, the 99th anniversary of the massive disaster that left over 100,000 people dead or unaccounted for in Tokyo and surrounding areas. (Pool photo)