scholars gathered in the capital onhuda to how to best prepar 29mi societies in such fiels earthquake engierg,onruio a urban planning took part in esblhing preparedness measures they discussed the need t me some residential areas to here toesttsunami.hnologies to be >> translator: i want to learn w prepare for a possible major earthquake in tokyondato >> translator: we should prepare for e nt bigquake, en if it doesn't happen for a hdr yes. >> the effect of a massive rtua decynd tokyo was one of the symposium topics. jan' cits home to more than 13 million people and thousands of companies. mega quakeou he severe impact on the whole nation. >> the forecast is based on a scario in which a magnitude 7.3uakeccsnd tokyo bay. powerful jolts will rock the city and 4 hundred thousand buildings will collapse. about 200,000uiin will go up in glams. the estimated death tol is 9, 0 700. the numbers cover only tokyo with damageneiboring places not taken into account. when a massive earthquake strikes,oc ahoti py a crucial role in coordinating rescue operations. officials in the greater tokyo area