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Support to Foreign Residents living in Japan

ピンクBG上の応急処置ボックス
Disasters

Information on disaster preventions provided to the foreign residents in Japan (particularly those with disabilities).

 

Last updated: 31 OCT 2023

When Disaster Strikes

Japan is a country which suffers a number of natural disasters such as earthquakes, typhoons, heavy rainfalls and tsunamis every year. Hence, everyone living in Japan regardless of your nationality, should acquire adequate knowledge and prepare for disaster preventions.  

Be prepared for the disasters

  • Store emergency supply and prepare evacuation kits at home

  • Secure tall furniture to avoid tipping over or falling 

  • Learn evacuation routes

  • Participate in disaster prevention drill

  • Make an evacuation card with personal information in advance

Keeping yourself safe is the most important thing when disaster strikes! 

  • Get the latest information of the disaster from TV, internet or radio

  • Evacuate to a designated site or stay higher ground /indoors when an evacuation advisory or evacuation order is announced

  • Assist the children, elderly and the disabled if possible

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When you have to evacuate at home during a large-scale disaster : 

  • Always store  emergency supply at home

  • Daily necessities such as drinking water, emergency food, sanitary goods and etc.  >> It is better to store around 7-day stocks at home

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When you have to evacuate at the designated evacuation site in case your home is damaged during disaster : 

  • Ensure that the evacuation kit is located at a easy-taking area at home

  • It is better to store around 3-day stocks of the evacuation kit

  • The evacuation kit should be easy-to-carry  

  • Please check the contents of the kit regularly 

  • You may prepare the kit with reference of the checklist shown on the right hand side. (Please adjust the list according to the actual situation of yourself and your family)

Checklist of the Evacuation Kit: Please prepare the necessary items according to the need of yourself and your family

First Aid・Toiletries
Valuables・Identification
Disaster supplies
Information gathering
Food・Drinking water
Clothing
Convenience goods
Other items（according to the needs of yourself and your family)

Remarks: 

* 1. Make a copy of each identification documents and keep it in the evacuation kit.

* 2. Always carry your identification documents and ensure you can take out the valuables (e.g. passport, bank book)  immediately during evacuation.

Click here to download the print page:

Japanese version PDF 125KB：

非常持ち出し品チェックリスト（日本語）.pdf

​Simplified Japanese version　（for foreigners /　persons with disabilities） PDF 189KB：

非常持ち出し品チェックリスト（やさしい日本語）.pdf

Checklist of Evacuation kit （ENG）.pdf

English version PDF 280KB：

Traditional Chinese version PDF 141KB：

防災應急携带用品之檢查清單（繁體中文）.pdf

＊　The copies and downloads of these documents are only for personal and non-commercial use. 

Useful Websites / APPS for Emergency
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  • Provide useful information for people with disabilities and the elderly who need assistance during disaster. Besides, tips for measures of disaster prevention are also provided (according to different types of the disability)

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  • This site only provide language in Japanese （Kanji with hiragana)

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  • Support 7 multi-languages: Japanese・English・Chinese (Simplified / Traditional)・Korean・Spanish・Portuguese・Hangul・Tagalog

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  • Provide useful information for foreign residents living in Japan about the countermeasures and preventions during earthquakes. 

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  • Source: Shiga Intercultural Association for Globalization  Translation/Edition: Shiga Intercultural Association for Globalization 「Mimitaro」

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Free of charge

  • Support 14 multi-language：English・Korean・Japanese・Chinese（Simplified / Traditional）・Spanish・Portuguese・Vietnamese・Tagalog・Thai・Indonesian・Nepali・Khmer・Burmese・　Mongolian　

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  • The push-enabled app pushes alerts: earthquake early warnings, tsunami warnings, and other weather warnings within Japan

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  • ​Support 14 multi-languages: Japanese・English・Chinese (Simplified / Traditional)・Korean・Spanish・Portuguese・Indonesian・Vietnamese・Tagalog・Thai・Nepali・Khmer・Burmese・Mongolian　

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  • ​Provide the updates of weather warning/advisory, weather forecast, typhoon information, earthquake information and etc. 

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Free of charge

  • Support 4 multi-language ：English・Korean・Japanese・Chinese（Simplified / Traditional）​​

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  • Navigation during disasters: Search for evacuation evacuation shelters, route navigation, evacuation advisory・instruction, and etc. This apps can also be able to check if yourself or your families are safe. 

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  • Supportive website for this smartphone application "Japan Shelter Guide": http://www.hinanjyo.jp/  (Developed by 1st Media Corporation)

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