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I have a 10-month-old granddaughter. I have been eager to see her, but the pandemic has deterred me from visiting her. The other day, her parents told me that they would bring her to my house and they received PCR tests and the results were respectively negative.
I was so happy and bought a baby seat for her. Car owners are required to install a baby seat by law when they travel with under-6-year-old kids.
Last night, precisely today, a big earthquake broke out and its epicenter was roughly 200 km from my hometown. It was about 1:08 am and I was sleeping then.
A loud alarming sound from my smartphone suddenly started just after I felt asleep. I noticed it, but I was so sleepy and stayed still in bed. 20 seconds later, my bed began rocking and I think it lasted 20 seconds or so. I understood that a huge earthquake happened at a not-so-distant place. As there was nothing happening in my room like something dropping, the bookshelf falling, and so on, I fell asleep deeply. I knew about the magnitude of the earthquake in the morning from a news program. It said the quake was considerably big, but luckily human injuries were few.
To my further surprise, the earthquake advisory worked perfectly. I had about 20 seconds to brace for the upcoming earthquake and this short time would be useful to reduce the disaster, though I didn't prepare anything. The warning system built in the smartphone forcibly booted my smartphone on the condition of its sleep mode and alarmed me. It's a great and essential system in the frequently earthquake-happening countries like Japan.
Japanese industry is strictly regulated and protected at the same time by the Industrial Safety and Health Law. It was revised and the simple safety belt is set to be replaced by the full harness type safety belt. I don't need this type of safety belt, but all employees are required to wear it when entering the factory. So, I put it on and took pictures. Does the belt suit me?
(Vocabulary)
Full Harness Type Safety Belt フルハーネス型安全帯
Industrial Safety and Health Law 労働安全衛生法
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