Public Service Announcement for Yokohama City

16th March 2022

You should make preparations in everyday life so that you do not panic if a large earthquake strikes.

Constant Preparedness

Keep a fire extinguisher in the house and take measures to prevent furniture from toppling over or falling.

Make sure you have extra supplies of sanitary goods such as thermometers and masks, as well as food and water, and other valuable items, and that they are stored where they can be taken with you at any time.

Decide on contact methods, evacuation sites and meeting points with your family.

If a large earthquake strikes, you should take ‘safety measures appropriate to your situation’

When in the home

Protect your head with something nearby, such as a cushion or pillow, and if there is a sturdy table nearby, you should get under it.

When Outside

Move away from things that could topple over such as telegraph poles, and from buildings where objects such as signs could fall off.

Do not go near rivers or the sea as there is a danger of tsunamis.

If public transport has stopped and you cannot get home, do not move around unnecessarily. Stay at your place of work or in an evacuation shelter.

[Evacuation Shelters]

If evacuation is necessary, evacuate to a nearby school, park or safe open space.

If your house has collapsed and you cannot live in it, please evacuate to a 'Local Disaster-Prevention Shelter' in an elementary or junior high school.

For the locations of 'Local Disaster-Prevention Shelters', enquire with the General Affairs Section of your local ward office.

If the evacuation site is in danger due to fires spreading, evacuate to a nearby regional evacuation site.

[Foreign Language Broadcasts in an Emergency]

Radio: InterFM897

You've been listening to InterFM897’s public service announcement for Yokohama City. This week's edition was on what to do in the event of a major earthquake.