I’ve recently read a bit about the expected megaquake of the Nankai trout. I’ve gotten my information from English media as my Japanese is not proficient enough to read about it in Japanese. And I know some have mentioned western media seems to exaggerate things… How did it affect your decision to move there or not? Did you? Did you not? Have you experienced a natural disaster in Japan yourself? How was that? My family and friends have also been informed of it and some of them are begging me not to go. I plan on a working holiday for 1 year and I can’t imagine cancelling my plans now, but I do think a lot about the risks. I wouldn’t say I feel too anxious about it though, as I have been in a disaster before and I found out I have surprisingly good survival instincts. Yet I am completely torn at the moment, as I don’t want to die in a natural disaster, but I’ve been so excited about this experience for a long time I don’t know what I’d do to cope if I cancel it all. This is a rant but also I’m asking for advice from people who have probably had the same exact thoughts and feelings I have now. You can call me naive, lazy and stupid for not being an expert on the topic, but this is just one of the steps for me before I make a decision. I figured this would be easier than going down a rabbit hole of researching natural disasters…
by Lonely_Lone