{
  "id": 7509769,
  "title": "Drill for tsunami evacuation by car conducted in Hokkaido, northern Japan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/drill-for-tsunami-evacuation-by-car-conducted-in-hokkaido-northern",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T08:30:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260915/p2g/00m/0na/034000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Tuesday, police in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan, conducted an evacuation drill using cars as a response to a potential major tsunami warning. The drill, which involved over 200 participants including residents and local government officials, aimed to simulate a scenario where a powerful earthquake off the Japan Trench and Chishima Trench off the northern coast of Japan would trigger a tsunami. Around 200 vehicles, comprising buses and trucks, took part in the exercise, with Hokkaido police utilizing aircraft to capture aerial images for disaster response. Following a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in July 2025, which resulted in congested roads as people headed for higher ground, the Japan Meteorological Agency has advised the public to be prepared for the possibility of a megaquake on the Japan Trench and Chishima Trench.",
  "summary": "SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- Police on Tuesday conducted an evacuation drill using cars in Tomakomai based on the scenario of a major tsunami warning being issu",
  "key_points": [
    "Police in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, conducted a tsunami evacuation drill by car.",
    "Over 200 participants, including residents and officials, took part.",
    "Drill simulated response to earthquake off Japan Trench and Chishima Trench."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}