Earthquake predictions in Japan

I am really worried about earth quakes. I mean, seriously, they are BAD. And, in Japan they are REALLY BAD because this is a country with a lot of people, and a lot of earthquakes.

I am going to quote a Japan Playboy article now, although I have no idea if it can be scientifically verified or not. It says, dogs and cats are good at predicting such disasters. According to their article, a professor of veterinary science at Azabu University says that plenty of pets in the Kobe area -- 30 percent of cats and 20 percent of dogs -- detected the Great Hanshin Earthquake that demolished Kobe and killed over 6,000 in 1995. He says that the dogs that knew about the temblor created such brouhaha their owners had to take them outside and thus avoided being caught indoors when the quake struck.

Well well well, doesn't everyone (and his dog) have a blog these day?
Click here to go to The Ohta Lab Eartquake Monitor Website...