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Disaster Prevention Day
In Japan, September 1 is . This day commemorates the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake and is a day on which disaster preparations are taken nationwide, especially in the Kantō region.
==History==
On September 1, 1923 Tokyo and surrounding areas were devastated by a massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake, with a death toll of over 100,000 people〔(Disaster drills held on 1923 quake memorial day September 1, 2014 ) ''Japan Times'' Retrieved September 8, 2015〕 from the disaster, including a large number of Koreans and socialists murdered by mobs.〔Neff, Robert (The Great Kanto Earthquake Massacre September 29, 2006 ) Retrieved September 9, 2015〕〔Rauhala, Emily (March 11, 2011 ) ''Time (magazine)'' Retrieved September 9, 2015〕
In June 1960 during the Prime Minstership of Nobusuke Kishi, the decision was made that September 1 would become Disaster Prevention Day in order to reduce the death toll from disasters.〔(Disasters and Disaster Prevention in Japan ) ''Ministry of Foreign Affairs'' Retrieved September 8, 2015〕
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