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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-cityEstimated 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

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”

Meguro-maki

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TIME 10 secDATE

CONDITIONS

TIME

WEATHER

your situation

1 min

POSITION

SEASON

NAME

Occur5 min 10 min

30min40min 50min

1h 3h2h h h1.5h 2.5h20min

Paste

Cut

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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?

Meguro-maki

TIME 10 secDATE

CONDITIONS

TIME

WEATHER

your situation

1 min

POSITION

SEASON

NAME

Occur5 min 10 min

30min40min 50min

1h 3h2h h h1.5h 2.5h20min

Paste

Cut

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First, imagine your situation after a disaster, and make a story of yourself.

h h h h h1h1h1h

1 day 2 day

3 day

1week 1month 6month 1yearHow to write Meguro-maki

Second, read each story together and comment on it.

Third, list and consider questions & problems etc.

Paste

Paste

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