My parents and little brother, who lived in the suburbs of Tokyo, died in the big earthquake.

In the Hanshin earthquake, the ground shook for a long time.

The Japan Meteorological Agency has revised the magnitude of the eastern Japan quake from 8.8 to 9.0, the largest recorded in world history.

Japan has had the experience of being hit by major earthquake disasters, since it is a country which has historically had many earthquakes.

During the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, the height of the tsunami waves reached up to 37.9 meters.

Since a large area was devastated by the Tohoku earthquake of 2011, a sustained help effort is sought.