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Earthquake Safety: What 5 Years Has Taught Us

S2 · E3 · 11 Mar 2016 · 28 min

In March 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake severely damaged the railway infrastructure in the Tohoku area. See some of the advanced safety measures that railway operators have been developing since then, such as the "early earthquake warning system" to automatically stop the Shinkansen, the "seismic hazard simulator for a railway" that assess potential damage, and the support on hand for stranded commuters. Then, join avid rail-fan Miki Murai on the "Steam Locomotive Ginga", a shining symbol of the recovery effort.

Directing

Shinobu Imao · Director

Production

Hajime Yoda · Executive Producer

Nobuo Kojima · Executive Producer

Shingo Yokoyama · Producer

Camera

Yuji Kuga · Camera Operator

Editing

Sound

Keiichi Nagashima · Sound Effects

Guest Stars (6)

Miki Murai as Self - Assistant

Tiaki Wada as Self - Expert, Minamiriasu Line, Train Operation Section

Shunroku Yamamoto as Self - Expert, Dr. Eng. Laboratory Head

Yoshitaka Murono as Self - Expert, Dr. Eng. Director

Kyoichi Motomuro as Self - Expert, East Japan Railway Company

Kiyoshi Matsuoka as Self - Expert, East Japan Railway Company