The document discusses disaster management education in Japan. It provides examples of natural disasters that have impacted Japan like tsunamis, torrential rains, and earthquakes. It emphasizes developing disaster resilience through education and raising awareness so people are prepared and damage can be limited. The document encourages experiencing disaster preparation exercises to better understand how to respond in different disaster scenarios and provides resources like hazard maps and disaster preparation guidelines. The overall goal is to promote people-centered approaches to disaster risk reduction through education.

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- Let’s think through Disaster Management Education of Japan -
Kenya Miyazaki (Certified Social Worker)
Secretary General, Association of Disaster Education Promotion
Deputy Secretary General, Japan Disaster Education Liaison Network
for UNWCDRR

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TSUNAMI ＠Kesennuma city
Great East Japan Earthquake（2011）

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News clip of Torrential rain in Kanto / Tohoku
(2015)

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Information about Natural Disaster
by Japan Meteorological Agency

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Hazard Map of Joso-city
Estimated Inundation Area by
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
Hazard Map & Inundated Area of Torrential rain in Kanto /
Tohoku

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Kumamoto Earthquake (2016)
2016©Naoshi Hirata

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Third UN World Conference on
Disaster Risk Reduction (Sendai)
March.14-18, 2015

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http://www.mri-jma.go.jp/Project/Kashinhi_seasia/Jpn/MRI_kashinhi.htm
Disaster makes poverty and diseases worse,
Damages cause another damage,
Prevent the spread of damage with quick support, Disaster
Resilience Education and mental care, create the society with
strong Disaster Resilience
Build back better

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People-centered preventive approach
Limit of infrastructure and environment,
Importance of approaching to “people” with
Disaster Resilience Education and enlightenment of
consciousness not to repeat the same damage again

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Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction
Damages for the poor and people with disability,
Importance of protecting one’s life regardless of
his/her age, gender, disability, poverty and religion
http://www.efa-japan.org/?p=10458

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“Wisdom” Japanese people learned
through natural disasters
1923年9月1日
The Great Kanto Earthquake
1959年9月26日～
Typhoon at Ise-wan
1995年1月17日
Earthquake in Hanshin/Awaji
2004年10月23日
Earthquake in Niigata/Chuetsu
2011年3月11日
The Great East Japan Earthquake
2015年9月9日～
Torrential rain in Kanto/Tohoku
2016年4月14日,16日
Kumamoto Earthquake
Self-help
Mutual
assistance
Public
assistance
Tropical cyclone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone
気象庁
http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqev/data/jishin/a
bout_eq.html
“Wisdom”
people live
together with
nature

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”Disaster Preparedness Tokyo”
by Tokyo Metropolitan Government
http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/ENGLISH/GUIDE/BOSAI/index.htm
Available in English/Chinese/Korean with free of charge (PDF)

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Why can’t we take the right action
even if we understand?

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Rock%E2%80%93paper%E2%80%93scissors

15. What you can’t usually do can’t be done
in times of emergency.
What you can usually do are the only
things you can do in times of emergency.
What you can do is what you have been
doing until that point. 28

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Lessons from the Great East
Japan Earthquake and
“The Event of Kamaishi”

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Let’s experience Disaster resilience
Education in Japan ！
How well do you know about how you deal
with these disasters in your
country/region?
Experience the exercise using
“Meguro-maki”

19. Meguro-
maki
10：00
TIME 10 sec
DATE
CONDITIONS
TIME
WEATHER
your situation
1 min
POSITION
SEASON
NAME
Occur
5 min 10 min
30min
40min 50min
1h 3h2h h h1.5h 2.5h20min
Paste
Cut
：
：
： ： ：
Summer
Heavy Rain
Eldest son, daugher
Earthquake
The Great Earthquake
happens when you
are at home, and you
cannot keep standing
Where are you
and your family 5
or 10 mins after
the earthquake in
heavy rain? What
will you do?

20. Meguro-
maki
TIME 10 sec
DATE
CONDITIONS
TIME
WEATHER
your situation
1 min
POSITION
SEASON
NAME
Occur
5 min 10 min
30min
40min 50min
1h 3h2h h h1.5h 2.5h20min
Paste
Cut
：
：
： ： ：

21. First, imagine your
situation after a
disaster, and make
a story of yourself.
h h h h h 1h1h1h
1 day 2 day
3 day
1week 1month 6month 1year
How to write Meguro-maki
Second, read each
story together and
comment on it.
Third, list and
consider questions
& problems etc.
PastePaste
Cut
：

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Let’s imagine as you were in the situation (example)

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Steps for Disaster Preparation
http://www.dri.ne.jp/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/gdschkgbr.pdf

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Let’s check Hazard Map in your region
http://map.bousai.metro.tokyo.jp/en/pc/index.html

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Disaster Drill joined by 53.3 million + People
around the world

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- Let’s think through Disaster Management Education of Japan -
Kenya Miyazaki (Certified Social Worker)
Secretary General, Association of Disaster Education Promotion
Deputy Secretary General, Japan Disaster Education Liaison Network
for UNWCDRR