Disaster prevention with local communities
New Disaster Preparedness Support Team
New disaster preparedness means
providing safety and security for all!
We assist everyone in handling new disaster preparedness by organizing New Disaster Preparedness Support Teams. The teams visit homes to provide support for prevention of furniture falling over and emergency stockpile preparation for sheltering-at-home. The teams also provide preparedness suggestions for outdoor evacuation and migrating evacuation, and enhance preparedness of aged households and others that cannot proceed with new types of evacuation.
What is the Support Team?
The team provides assistance for new disaster preparedness through home visits and other means. We train supporters who give advice on new disaster preparedness and assist people with purchasing and installing necessary equipment through training and workshops. As a general rule, each team is composed of a companies, a disaster prevention expert, and a student, and the team visits households that require assistance for new disaster preparedness, such as aged households, and assists them with preparing for saving their lives immediately after a disaster occurs.
New Disaster Preparedness Support Teams in Matsuyama
This project, which is a community-wide initiative of industry, government, academia and citizens, will be implemented in Matsuyama City, Ehime, ahead of other cities in Japan to achieve network building and support measures with more reliability in order to raise awareness of new disaster preparedness in accordance with social needs while giving support to target households.
The Executive Committee consisting mainly of local companies was established in Matsuyama City, Ehime on June 27, 2022 with DCM Co., Ltd. as a founder. The project will be carried out in cooperation with Matsuyama City Hall, Ehime University, private organizations, and other entities. We expect that similar efforts will be developed nationwide after this Matsuyama model is established as a successful example.
| Name | New Disaster Preparedness Support Teams in Matsuyama |
|---|---|
| Purpose | (1) Spread awareness of the need for new disaster preparedness due to increased frequency of disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic (2) Train New Disaster Preparedness Support Teams, human resources with knowledge and skills in new disaster preparedness (3) Dispatch Support Teams to households that face difficulties in proceeding with new disaster preparedness by themselves, such as elderly people, and give support to help them prepare at home |
| Date/time | June to November 2025 (Support Teams are dispatched in October and November) |
| Overview | - Provide an online training program to obtain basic knowledge on the concept of new disaster preparedness and households that need support (Course starts in early July) - Provide a practical training program to visit households that need support, such as elderly people, and develop support plans and provide support (Held in August and September) - Widely invite households requesting support to apply for it through Matsuyama City Hall and other organizations, and visit and provide support to 100 eligible households from those who applied (Scheduled for October) - Present recommendations on issues for new disaster preparedness and future efforts from interviews conducted when providing support or visiting households (Scheduled for November) |
| Organized by | New Disaster Preparedness Support Teams in Matsuyama Executive Committee |
| Achievements | New Disaster Preparedness Support Team Activity Report 2024 |
| Action plan | New Disaster Preparedness Support Team Action Plan 2025 |
Activities
Comments from Activity Participants and Supported Households
＜Affiliated organizations＞
| i-Television Inc. |
| The Iyo Bank, Ltd. |
| NTT West Japan Corporation Shikoku Branch |
| Ehime Shimbun Co., Ltd. |
| Ehime Prefecture Chuyo District Postmaster Association |
| Ehime Toyopet Co., Ltd. |
| Kijo Co., Ltd. |
| KUBOTOYO CORPORATION |
| Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc. |
| SoftBank Corp. |
| Daiki Axis Co., Ltd. |
| Institute for Human Diversity Japan |
| DCM Co., Ltd. |
| TERAKOYA Institute Of Education Co., Ltd. |
| Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. |
| Toyota Rental Lease Nishi-Shikoku Co., Ltd. |
| Nankai Broadcasting Co., Ltd. |
| Fujiku Co., Ltd. |
| Shikoku Branch, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION |
| Matsuyama Sakanoue Japanese Language School (Specified NPO) |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. Matsuyama Branch |
(As of June 23, 2024, in alphabetical order)
*New Disaster Preparedness Support Team in Matsuyama Website URL: https://sonaetai.net
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