If a disaster happens in Tokyo
Major convenience stores in Tokyo and the governments of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba prefectures agreed Wednesday to help people in emergencies by providing drinking water and other amenities when earthquakes and other disasters strike.
12,670 stores will offer drinking water, lavatory facilities and information from emergency radio or TV broadcasts to people unable to get home when disaster strikes, according to officials at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Disaster Prevention Bureau.
According to a government disaster prevention estimate released in February 2005, some 6.5 million people in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures will be stranded if a giant temblor originating directly beneath the capital damages its massive transportation network.
A similar agreement was signed among convenience store chains and Yoshinoya with seven other prefectural governments, including Osaka and Kyoto, and three cities.
Gas stations in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures also have a cooperation agreement to provide water, lavatories and emergency information for people on foot.
After seeing the terrible disaster in New Orleans in the past few days, it feels even more important to be prepared for the worst.
12,670 stores will offer drinking water, lavatory facilities and information from emergency radio or TV broadcasts to people unable to get home when disaster strikes, according to officials at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Disaster Prevention Bureau.
According to a government disaster prevention estimate released in February 2005, some 6.5 million people in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures will be stranded if a giant temblor originating directly beneath the capital damages its massive transportation network.
A similar agreement was signed among convenience store chains and Yoshinoya with seven other prefectural governments, including Osaka and Kyoto, and three cities.
Gas stations in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures also have a cooperation agreement to provide water, lavatories and emergency information for people on foot.
After seeing the terrible disaster in New Orleans in the past few days, it feels even more important to be prepared for the worst.
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