But Chen is quick to note that Taiwan differs from Japan both in its geography and in the attitudes of its public: Japan is 11 times the size of Taiwan, meaning that it can provide greater lead times on the warnings than Taiwan will be able to. The Japanese public is also more willing to participate in disaster preparedness exercises and more tolerant of false alarms.
不過他也強調，台灣的地理環境及民情，均與日本有相當大的差異。例如日本的國土面積是台灣的 11 倍大，有足夠的距離和地震波「賽跑」，爭取預警的時間也相對長了很多；另外日本民眾較願意一板一眼的配合防災訓練，對警報失準的容忍度也較高。