Originally Posted by
Pickles
Ever been inside a Japanese factory? Or more broadly, a factory in a developed country? It's all about [color=#333333]安全第一 and the numbers show it. Here is a little piece of data to back that up: Since 1984, 14 people have been killed by robots in the US. In 2016 alone, more than 34,000 people died in car accidents in the US. So yes, in some domains, that's how decisions are made.
And you had the highest level of heavy rain warning ever issued throughout the entire Kanto area, including the all-important Metropolitan Tokyo area.
But I suppose the JMA was just reacting hysterically due to media influence.
