Japan's government engaged in talks Wednesday about incorporating social media into the nation's emergency response system. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency held an event in Tokyo -- the first of three such events to be held between now and March -- to discuss using Twitter, as well as Japan-based social media, as communications tool during natural disasters. The thinking is that large-scale disasters could knock out voice-based systems, making social networks the best option to communicate.
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