China News Service, May 28. According to a report by Japan's New Overseas Chinese News, the first "Foreigner Disaster Prevention Steering Group" was established in the southern district of Yokohama, Japan.

This group consists of Chinese nationals Lin Haiguo, Feng Gang, Zhao Chunliang, Korean nationals Kim Jong-soon, and 6 Japanese team members who are proficient in two foreign languages.

　　According to relevant staff, as of the end of February 2021, there were more than 100,000 foreigners living in Yokohama City, and this trend continues to grow.

The southern area is just behind Naka and Tsurumi, becoming the third largest area for foreigners in Yokohama.

At present, there are 10,685 foreigners habitually living in the Southern District, and more than half of them are of Chinese nationality.

It has become an urgent problem to popularize disaster prevention knowledge for foreigners in the jurisdiction and improve their self-help awareness.

　　Kazuhiko Aiga, head of the southern fire brigade, revealed that in the future, knowledge of first aid such as automatic external defibrillators (AED) and chest compressions will be popularized.

In the event of an emergency, various human response functions will be affected.

When in distress, people often call for help in their most familiar mother tongue.

Staff from the same country can bring more help and comfort to people who are in difficulties.

　　Lin Haiguo and his partners said, "We will do our best to become a force worthy of the trust and reliance of our compatriots, so that the community we live in will become a place where foreigners can live and work in peace and contentment without worries."

　　Kim Jong-soon said that in daily life, foreigners rarely have the opportunity to have an in-depth understanding of Japan's knowledge of disaster prevention and self-rescue.

She hopes that through the efforts of the "Foreigner Disaster Prevention Guidance Group", we can provide disaster prevention guidance for foreigners in Japan and help them at critical moments.

　　Since April last year, Japan’s firefighting work has opened its doors to foreigners in Japan. The ice-breaking move means the formation of a more humane and diversified community.

The implementation of such measures as the "Foreigner Disaster Prevention Steering Group" will undoubtedly make foreigners living in it more at ease.

(Joe Ju)