Families in Japan given bizarre comic book showing them how to survive a nuclear strike
FAMILIES in Japan have been sent a bizarre comic book showing them how to survive a nuclear attack - just weeks after potty Kim Jong-un targeted them twice with missiles.
Japan’s J-Alert warning system was activated on both occasions, with sirens, phone alerts and emergency TV broadcasts waking residents on the island of Hokkaido in the early hours.
Now the Japanese government is urging residents to do more to protect themselves in the event of an impending disaster.
To help educate residents about the precautions they should take when the alarms sound, they've released the cartoon survival guide.
The first page of the four-page comic depicts a morning like any other morning, as six different characters begin their day.
Then everything changes as a missile is launched and the J-Alert system is broadcast across the island.
The comic goes on to say that once the alert system is issued, the actions you take in the next few minutes can make the difference between life and death.
If you are at school, for example, you should protect yourself by getting under the desks and following the teacher’s instructions.
While the content of these comics is very scary, people in Japan have long been taught to prepare for disasters like earthquakes and typhoons, so presenting this info in comic form is seen as an ideal way to grab their attention.
The artist who drew the comic, Manabu Yamamoto, is a Hokkaido-born illustrator who previously worked with the local government on a crime prevention pamphlet which was distributed to 1,000 schools.
Yamamoto also shared his J-Alert comic on Twitter with his followers, receiving a strong response from people online, who retweeted it 35,000 times.
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