SHIMIZU, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 05: The deep sea drilling vessel Chikyu, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), is berthed during a press tour at the Shimizu port on September 05, 2024 in Shimizu, Japan. The vessel will depart the port tomorrow for a three-month expedition to drill into the fault zone that ruptured and caused the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

SHIMIZU, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 05: The deep sea drilling vessel Chikyu, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), is berthed during a press tour at the Shimizu port on September 05, 2024 in Shimizu, Japan. The vessel will depart the port tomorrow for a three-month expedition to drill into the fault zone that ruptured and caused the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

SHIMIZU, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 05: A monitor is seen in the bridge of the deep sea drilling vessel Chikyu, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), during a press tour at the Shimizu port on September 05, 2024 in Shimizu, Japan. The vessel will depart the port tomorrow for a three-month expedition to drill into the fault zone that ruptured and caused the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

SHIMIZU, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 05: Members of the media tour the deep sea drilling vessel Chikyu, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), at the Shimizu port on September 05, 2024 in Shimizu, Japan. The vessel will depart the port tomorrow for a three-month expedition to drill into the fault zone that ruptured and caused the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

SHIMIZU, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 05: A member of the crew works in the bridge of the deep sea drilling vessel Chikyu, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), during a press tour at the Shimizu port on September 05, 2024 in Shimizu, Japan. The vessel will depart the port tomorrow for a three-month expedition to drill into the fault zone that ruptured and caused the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

SHIMIZU, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 05: A member of the crew works in the bridge of the deep sea drilling vessel Chikyu, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), during a press tour at the Shimizu port on September 05, 2024 in Shimizu, Japan. The vessel will depart the port tomorrow for a three-month expedition to drill into the fault zone that ruptured and caused the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

SHIMIZU, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 05: A member of the crew works in the bridge of the deep sea drilling vessel Chikyu, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), during a press tour at the Shimizu port on September 05, 2024 in Shimizu, Japan. The vessel will depart the port tomorrow for a three-month expedition to drill into the fault zone that ruptured and caused the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

SHIMIZU, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 05: The deep sea drilling vessel Chikyu, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), is berthed during a press tour at the Shimizu port on September 05, 2024 in Shimizu, Japan. The vessel will depart the port tomorrow for a three-month expedition to drill into the fault zone that ruptured, causing the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)