An initiative to have foreigners living in Japan learn how to respond to earthquakes using easy Japanese was held in Nakano Ward, Tokyo on the 4th.
About 150 people, including foreigners living in Japan and volunteer interpreters, participated in this initiative in cooperation with the fire department, the police, and Nakano Ward.
In this session, each person in charge presented brief explanations in simple Japanese with phonetic syllabaries for kanji to help participants learn how to respond to disasters and emergencies.
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A Chinese woman in her 30s who participated with her child said, "It was a very good experience. I think it will be useful in the future."
Yoichi Horii, Chief of the Nakano Fire Station's Disaster Countermeasures Coordination Section, said, "We also want to study easy Japanese and communicate with foreigners while communicating with them."