What can be done to prevent disasters like this happening again
Japan is the best place to look for examples on how to prevent these disasters from happening. Most of the buildings in Japan are built to withstand earthquakes because of the area that Japan is situated in (ring of fire). There are also many earthquake drills which are another way of minimizing the loss in an earthquake because people are prepared and informed in what to do. Special warning system warnings are set up around Japan that stopped major factories and trains around Japan a minute before the earthquake happened. A warning text message was also sent out to everyone in the area before the event happened.