🛡️ Disaster Preparedness for Foreigners
Prepare emergency procedures and supplies for earthquakes, typhoons, floods in advance.
Emergency Supplies Checklist
Prepare at least 3 days' worth and check expiration dates regularly
💧 Water & Food
- □Bottled water (3L x 3 days per person)
- □Emergency food (retort, canned)
- □Snacks, chocolate (high calorie)
- □Emergency rice, alpha rice
🔦 Light & Power
- □Flashlight + batteries
- □Phone power bank
- □Radio (hand-crank)
- □Candles, lighter
🏥 Medical & Hygiene
- □First aid kit (bandages, antiseptic)
- □Prescription medicine (1 week)
- □Masks
- □Wet wipes, toilet paper
🎒 Other Essentials
- □Passport copy
- □Cash (small bills)
- □Whistle (for rescue)
- □Rain coat, blanket
💡 Tip: You can buy most emergency supplies cheaply at 100-yen shops (Daiso, Seria)!
Find Evacuation Shelters
Check evacuation shelter locations near your home in advance
📍 Types of Shelters
- • Primary Shelter: Parks, school playgrounds and open outdoor spaces
- • Secondary Shelter: School gyms, community centers (can stay overnight)
🔍 How to Search for Shelters
- • Google Maps: "nearby evacuation shelter" search
- • Yahoo!防災 app "Shelter Map" feature
- • City/ward office website → "Disaster Information"
- • Local disaster prevention map (distributed by local government)
Multilingual Support
Multilingual support services for foreigners during disasters
NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Disaster info in 20 languages. Available on TV, radio, app, website
📱 Download app: Search "NHK WORLD" on App Store / Google Play
Foreign Support Center (JHELP.com)
24/7 multilingual phone consultation. English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, etc.
📞 0570-000-911
Safety tips (Safety tips)
Official tourism agency app. 15 languages. Earthquake, tsunami, weather alerts, shelter info, medical facilities
📱 Free download available
🚨 Emergency Contacts
💡 Emergency calls are in Japanese only. Explain in simple Japanese or English. "Fire", "Earthquake", "Sick", etc.