While the usual approach to protect oneself in the event of tsunami is to evacuate to high ground or a tower, an easier way is to board a lifeboat and "float to survive. EThis is the concept behind the tsunami lifeboat. Many precious lives were lost due to the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. The anti-tsunami measure introduced here was born out of the hope for some way to prevent such a tragedy from ever happening again. It is my sincere desire that the tsunami lifeboat will be rapidly adopted, so that every possible life might be saved in the event of an earthquake mega-disaster in the Nankai Trough, considered highly likely to occur in the near future.
Selected Papers No.18