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East)Japan)Earthquake)and) Tsunami
- 11.)March,)2011.)14:46)JST)
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- 298,033)evacuated.)
- ))15,883)dead.)
- ))))2,671)missing.)
- ))))6,145)injured.)))
Figures as of June 2013
Informa(on)can)save)lives. NHK)(Japan)Broadcas(ng)Corpora(on)) - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Informa(on)can)save)lives. NHK)(Japan)Broadcas(ng)Corpora(on)) - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Informa(on)can)save)lives. NHK)(Japan)Broadcas(ng)Corpora(on)) Science)and)Technology)Research)Laboratories) Nobuyuki)Hiruma East)Japan)Earthquake)and) Tsunami 11.)March,)2011.)14:46)JST) M
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Earthquake)Early)Warning
- Detects)PYwave)and)warns)before)SYwave)hits.)
- Processed)and)broadcast)all)automa(cally.
Epicenter P-Wave (fast, weak) S-Wave (slow, strong)
Seismometer
JMA*
*JMA = Japan Meteorological Agency
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Earthquake)Early)Warning
- Alert)voice)and)text)automa(cally)presented)
with)a)special)chime)sound.)
- The)chime)sound)was)designed)to)be)easy)to)
hear)for)everybody)including)elderly)people.
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Emergency)Warning)System
- Ac(vated)when)Tsunami)Alert)is)issued.
- Automa(cally)turns)on)dedicated)receivers.
Japan Meteorological Agency NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Tsunami Alert Special Control Signal Receiver wakes up automatically.
Tsunami Alert has been issued!
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Death)Rate)in)the)East)Japan)Disaster
- NHK)report)(NHK)“Welfare)network”)Team))
) ) ) ) ) Impairments)caused)double)death)rate.)
- Improving)accessibility)of)broadcas(ng)is)
VITALLY)important)for)impaired)people.)
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Deaths Population Death rate Total (3 Prefs*.) 12,853 1,244,167 1.03% Impaired Total 1,388 67,509 2.06% Physical 1,243 53,928 2.30% Visual 74 3,755 1.97% Hearing 75 3,753 2.00%
*Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima Prefectures
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New)Color)Scheme) for)tsunami)alert)display
Easy to see for all people including ones with weak color vision.
Before renewal New color scheme
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Closed)Cap(oning
Standard feature of digital TVs in Japan
Authoring method for live broadcasting:
Stenotype Automatic Speech Recognition
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Speech)recogni(on) system Operator)for)error)correct Output) display
ClosedYcap(on)by)speech)recogni(on) to)News)on)East)Japan)Earthquake
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Visions)of)sign)language)service
- Closed)SL)service)
– Allows)user)to)switch)on/off)and)select) superposi(on)style/size)they)prefer)
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