exaggerate! A call for all people to prepare food was widely circulated online as a "harbinger of World War III". The Japanese government rushed to refute the rumor.

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the 311 Great East Japan Earthquake. In order to improve the overall disaster prevention capabilities, the Japanese government is expected to officially launch a new disaster relief organization, the "Disaster Prevention Agency", on November 2. At the same time, it will issue an "urgent request" to the country's citizens, requiring all citizens to "reserve supplies for at least 3 days." Unexpectedly, after the release of this disaster prevention propaganda, rumors spread on social networks such as "World War III is about to break out" and other conspiracy theories, prompting the Japanese government to urgently come forward to clarify and refute the rumors.

According to comprehensive Japanese media reports, many important government agencies and companies in Japan have recently been attacked by Chinese hackers using the open-source artificial intelligence (AI) penetration tool "ARTEX" to attack cross-border attacks. This not only caused the system to be paralyzed, but also leaked more than 10 million pieces of personal information, making the Japanese people panic. On the 27th, Minister of Reconstruction and Reconstruction Goushi Hosono issued an "urgent request" for disaster prevention preparations to the people in response to the upcoming operation of the Disaster Prevention Agency, which unexpectedly caused an uproar.

The report pointed out that many people heard the "urgent request" and needed to prepare emergency supplies at home for at least three days and have enough capacity for one week. They questioned whether it was because the Japanese government had received warnings about the impending outbreak of "World War III", "Nankai Trough Earthquake", "AI attack paralyzing national infrastructure" and other disasters, and asked everyone to prepare in advance. As a large number of conspiracy theories continue to ferment and spread on the Internet, the Japanese government also immediately spoke out to refute the rumors.

The Japanese government emphasizes that the call for citizens to prepare disaster prevention supplies is not because of grasping military threats, AI attacks, or signs of major natural disasters, but to carry out systematic advance deployment in response to the establishment of the Disaster Prevention Agency. The public is requested to stay calm and start checking the situation of supplies at home. Hiroshi Hosono also said that the purpose of this disaster prevention publicity is to further enhance the people's independent disaster prevention capabilities and reduce reliance on external rescue in the early stages of a disaster through advance preparation.

In fact, the Japanese government has not recently introduced policies such as pre-stocking of emergency supplies for households. For example, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has long recommended that people follow the "rolling food preparation method" and keep supplies at home for at least three days to prevent traffic interruptions, logistics shutdowns or rescue delays when major disasters occur.

In addition, affected by factors such as the international situation and frequent large-scale natural disasters, more and more countries have called on the public to stock up on supplies in recent years. The European Union has put forward relevant guidelines to encourage the public to have at least 72 hours of supplies and independent response capabilities; the British government launched the "Be Ready" promotion plan on the 22nd, calling on the public to prepare at least 3 days of basic supplies; the former deputy director of the US FBI also called on citizens on the 26th to prepare at least 3 days of emergency supplies as soon as possible.