Japan marks 100 years since the devastating Great Kanto Quake, with disaster drills nationwide

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Japan marks 100 years since the devastating Great Kanto Quake, with disaster drills nationwide
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Japan's prime minister has staged a televised a disaster drill in which he declared a fictional state of emergency based on a real-life earthquake that devastated the capital region a century ago.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, second left, speaks during a disaster drill at his office in Tokyo Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. On Friday, Japan marked the centennial of the 1923 Great Kanto Quake that killed more than 100,000. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, center, leaves his official residence in Tokyo as the government holds a disaster drill Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. On Friday, Japan marked the centennial of the 1923 Great Kanto Quake that killed more than 100,000.

Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino, left, and Crown Princess Kiko attend a memorial service at Tokyo Metropolitan Memorial Hall, which enshrines the remains of the victims of the Great Kanto Quake and air raid on Tokyo, in Tokyo Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. On Friday, Japan marked the centennial of the 1923 Great Kanto Quake that killed more than 100,000.

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