Culture Crossroads S2019E09 - WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: Disaster Preparedness, the First Steps

How can we learn about disaster preparedness in Japan? This time, people from Myanmar living in Tokyo sent us a question. Our reporter is Director of NHK WORLD-JAPAN Burmese Language Broadcasting, Khin Aye Nge. Myanmar experiences fewer natural disasters so the people are not accustomed to preparing for them. Khin visits a monastery where people from Myanmar living in Japan gather. Along with them, she visits a facility to learn disaster preparedness and experience simulated disasters. What is their first reaction? In addition, a specialist from the local government checks the monastery for earthquake and fire preparedness. What kind of advice does she give and what do they discover? We offer suggestions for the first steps toward disaster prevention and countermeasures.