Assuming Mt. Fuji eruption To conduct an experiment for evacuation of foreigners Yamanashi August 13, 7:46
Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, at the foot of Mt. Fuji, visited by a large number of foreign tourists every year, will conduct the first demonstration experiment to safely evacuate foreigners when Mt. Fuji erupts.
According to Fujikawaguchiko, over 600,000 foreigners stayed in the city for sightseeing during the last year, but there is no disaster prevention manual for foreigners on how to guide and evacuate when Mt. Fuji erupts. .
For this reason, on 19th of this month, the town, in cooperation with the University of Yamanashi, will conduct the first demonstration experiment to evacuate safely.
This means using a system that allows simultaneous interpretation into ten languages developed by professors at the University of Yamanashi, etc., and confirming that disaster-related information can be easily communicated to foreigners with different cultures and customs. First of all, it is assumed that the highest percentage of Chinese tourists will be carried out, so the town will make use of the results of the experiment, assuming that there will be more foreign tourists during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year. .
Professor Takeyasu Suzuki of Yamanashi University, who was involved in the development of the system, said, “I want to clarify through experiments the effects of a mechanism that conveys information in various languages so that foreigners do not have difficulty getting information properly in the event of a disaster.” Talking