Disaster prevention measures you can takewhile living in your rental housing!

First, check these things
as soon as you move in!!
❶ Check thelocations of fire
extinguishers.

❷ Check theemergency stairs
and evacuation routes.

❸ Check the routeto the evacuation
shelter.

Emergency stairs
Apartment Apartment Apartment

Escape hatch

Also! Prepare and check these items so thatyou will be ready when a disaster strikes!!
Stock emergency food andwater supplies in your home!

Secure furniture so thatit does not fall over!

Check methods for confirming
Prepare an “emergency go bag”!
family members’ safety!
Install a disaster information distribution app
on your smartphone.

Useful information“Emergencygo bag”

●BO-SAI (Disaster Prevention) MANUAL(Saitama Prefecture)
Available in 4 languages

Japanesehttps://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/documents/112385/bousai_manualbook.pdf●Helpful Application and Website in
the Event of a Disaster (Cabinet Office)
Available in 14 languages

https://www.bousai.go.jp/kokusai/web/index.html

https://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/a0401/
library-info/20190801itsumo.html●“Safety Tips” disaster information distribution app
for foreign visitors to Japan(Japan Tourism Agency)
Available in 15 languages/14 countries
Download free-of-charge!

Japan Property Management AssociationFor AndroidFor iPhoneUseful guides inthe event of a disasterHow to respondin a disaster

Check and fill in this list when you move in,and either display it somewhere it can easily be seen or store it in a safe place.

Earthquakes

When a large tremor strikes suddenly,
ensure to protect your own safety by taking
cover under a table etc.
Open doors and secure a way in/out ofyour home. Televisions, shelves, and itemsplaced on shelves, tables, etc. will fall, sokeep your distance from them and wait
until the shaking subsides. Neither panic
nor run outside your housing property.

Tsunamis

If the rental housing where you currently
live is on low ground near the seaside, keep
your eyes and ears open for tsunamis andtsunami warnings/advisories, and if you feela strong tremor or long, slow shaking,evacuate to a safe place on high ground.
Protecting Yourself from a Tsunami(Japan Meteorological Agency)
https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/kishou/books/
tsunami201501/index.html

Citation/reference

Typhoons/
heavy rain

Disaster Prevention Manual(Fire and Disaster
Management Agency )Leaflet: Earthquake/Tsunami
Safety Guidance(Japan Meteorological Agency)

https://www.fdma.go.jp/relocation/
bousai_manual/index.html

https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/kishou/books/
eqtsunami_guidance/index.html

Check your disaster preparations inadvance, and evacuate from places atrisk in accordance with evacuation
information.

If a fire occurs, shout as loudly as you can towarn people in the neighborhood and call119. If the fire has just started, secure yourevacuation route before putting the fire out
with a fire extinguisher, etc. If you feel youa r e i n d a n g e r, s t o p fi g h t i n g t h e fi r e
immediately and evacuate. (If you are alone,call 119 after your initial firefighting efforts.)

Fire

Preparing Yourself for Disasters(Japan Meteorological Agency)
https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/kishou/know/ame_chuui/ame_chuui_p10.html

English Version! Video Materials
for Use in Firefighting Drills(Osaka Chuo Fire Station)

Evacuation Information Guidelines(Cabinet Office)https://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/shobo_chuo/page/0000515068.html

https://www.bousai.go.jp/oukyu/
hinanjouhou/r3_hinanjouhou_guideline/

Ten Rules for Residential Fire
Protection (Tokyo Fire Department)
https://www.tfd.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/lfe/
topics/10_kokoroe/index.html

How to get electricity services restored

How to get gas services restored

How to get water services restored

If electricity is cut off, it may take some time forservices to be restored. Prepare a charger (mobilebattery) for your mobile telephone/smartphone, sothat you do not lose a means of communication.

Gas lines may detect the risk of an earthquake/fireand shut down. If the red light on your gas meter isblinking, it is possible to open the line using aprescribed procedure.

If water is cut off, it may take some time for services
to be restored. Be sure to prepare and store drinking
water in advance.

Name ofelectricity company

Name ofgas company

Name ofwater company

Telephonenumber

Telephonenumber

Telephonenumber

How to get fixtures restored

Evacuation destination

How to Get Apartment Fixtures Restored in the Eventof a Disaster (Japan Property ManagementAssociation) [Available in 14 languages]

If you feel you are in danger at home or an
evacuation order is issued, evacuate immediately toan evacuation shelter where you will be safe.

https://welcome.jpm.jp/

Evacuation destination

Call center/property managementcompany contact information

If you will be returning to your home country for alengthy period, or if you have any problems regarding
your rental housing while living there, contact theproperty’s call center/management company.
Name of call center/management companyTelephone
number

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Japan Property Management Association
18F SapiaTower, 1-7-12 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0005
TEL: 03-6265-1555
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