Today, the tenth anniversary of 3.11, I was one minute late for the silent prayer.

I relied on the town announcement (because I thought an alarm would be tasteless), but I only heard the announcement at the end of the prayer

Ten years ago, when the earthquake hit at 14:46, I was really scared.

Even I, who was in Yokohama, felt like I was going to die in my office.

And when we evacuated outdoors - 31 minutes after the earthquake,

At the very moment when we were having a lively conversation, the tsunami had reached the area killing nearly 20,000 people. Even now, I can't shake the feeling of guilt.

That night, I was in the warehouse of my office, listening to the radio and waiting for the night to end. Even then, the news coming over the radio was 'dozens of people missing'.

The news should not be filled with speculative data, so I think it is inevitable and we have to remember the lessons of the Great Kanto Earthquake, where misinformation led to the mass murder of innocent people. So we know this is correct, however,

"It's really scary to have a disaster where we can't grasp the whole picture"

I realized that.

But of course, the biggest fear in my life is the "reactor containment explosion".

I remember that I, my own family alone (abandoning others), was the first to try to escape.

However, I still don't have a shred of "guilt" about this.

I will continue to start rescue operations for others, "after" I have escaped to complete safety.

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By the way, today's NHK special broadcast on the earthquake was amazing all day long.

It's been a while since I've seen "NHK's Seriousness".