Category: Wind and flood damage (multilingual)

There is a lot of information available about disaster prevention.
This time, we'll introduce disaster information that cities and wards are disseminating in multiple languages.
The aim is to make it easier for foreign residents to access the information they need.

〇Yokohama City Disaster Prevention Information Portal

This is a portal site for disaster prevention information provided by Yokohama City. You can check what emergency information has been announced.
Can be viewed in 9 languages.
Supported languages: Japanese, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, Portuguese, English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
https://bousai.city.yokohama.lg.jp/K_PUB_VF_Top

〇Multilingual disaster prevention leaflet

A portable, pocket-sized, multilingual disaster prevention leaflet.
English/Hangul/Chinese version
Spanish/Portuguese/Tagalog version
Vietnamese/Thai/Indonesian version
https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/lang/residents/living-guide/emergency/sonae2.html

〇Nishi Ward disaster prevention map

It is a disaster prevention map created by Nishi-ku, Yokohama.
Supported languages: Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Hangul, Nepali, Vietnamese
https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/nishi/kurashi/bosai_bohan/saigai/bousai.html

〇Disaster prevention in Japan (Seya Ward version)

It was created by Seya Ward, Yokohama City for the purpose of providing foreigners with knowledge about disaster prevention.
Languages: Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodian, English
https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/seya/kurashi/bosai_bohan/saigai/4kakokugosassi.html

The NHK WORLD-JAPAN website provides news in multiple languages ​​every day.
The NHK WORLD-JAPAN website has a page called "Foreign Lifestyle and Disaster Prevention Information."

On this page, you can find disaster prevention information as well as information in multiple languages ​​about living in Japan and learning Japanese.
There is a lot of useful information for you to use in Japan.

Google Person Finder (Safety Check Information) is a tool that helps you check if you and your family are safe in the event of a disaster.
https://www.google.org/personfinder/japan?lang=ja

- You can enter your name to let people know you're safe.
- Enter the name of the person you are looking for to check if they are safe.
・Can be used in various languages.

It's very easy to use.
In the event of a disaster, please tell your family and friends that you will use this tool to check on their safety.

When a disaster strikes and your house is destroyed, it is dangerous for you to stay inside.
In such cases, go to a "shelter."
The following video is an example of Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, and gives you an idea of ​​what evacuation shelters are like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7g4ysWgYVg&t=98s

<What you can do at an evacuation shelter>
You can stay in a shelter until you find a safe place to live.
You can get food, drinks and information.

The video is in Japanese only, but you can learn about the evacuation shelter, rules, and etiquette just by watching it.
Knowing the situation at evacuation shelters in advance will be extremely useful when a disaster occurs.
Please see it.

The disaster prevention app "Safty tips" is a free smartphone app that notifies users of emergency earthquake alerts, tsunami warnings, volcanic eruption alerts, weather warnings, typhoon information, heatstroke information, civil protection information, evacuation information, and more in Japan.
This app has a variety of functions that are useful in the event of a disaster.
This app is available in 14 languages (15 languages): Japanese, English, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Tagalog, Nepali, Khmer, Burmese, and Mongolian.

Download it to your smartphone and prepare for disasters.
App Store https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/safety-tips/id858357174
Google play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.rcsc.safetyTips.android&hl=ja