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All over Japan, loudspeakers are set up to alert people of fires, deaths, anything deemed important. They are also used, however, for slightly less urgent announcements, too...

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  • Lol, no wonder the suicide rate is so high in Japan. :P

  • In Chiba there's one with a freaky voice telling the kids to be careful on their way home or something...it's scary. Like something straight out of silent hill.

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  • @kyuubinyoko Sure, be my guest.

  • don't feel bad in My city.

    theres a ten to Nine Horn that the Fire station Blows. 8:50

    & its LOUD!! it was for a curfue years ago But its still used.

    Everyday. AM & PM. also used as the General alarm when theres a Bad Fire somewhere.

  • @jukio02 Ikr, it's every man for themself.

  • hey atleast they care about their citizens not like here in america, disaster strikes, no one tells u, and its every man for themselves, and they use the siren noise not this lovely tune

  • hahaha (^___^)

    I live in koriyama (fukushima-ken).

    we have 2 different melodies every day...

    at 7 a.m. and at 6 p.m.

  • It sounds like an ice cream truck!!! I love it!

  • Every day!? Ah, harmony in the air! lol!

  • Hahahah, awesome!

  • i live here in so cal too and unlike you guys i love it here except that i too wanna go to japan so badly!!!

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