What should I know about the short-term stockpile? 短期備蓄について何を知っとくべき？ The effort you put into preparing emergency food pays off when you have to evacuate. Your stockpile determines to what extent you can keep your normal life after a disaster. But actually, the short-term stockpile will really only work if your home survives after a disaster, […]
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What is the short-term emergency stockpile? 災害用短期備蓄とは？ Have you ever checked how much time your government needs to send relief supplies to a disaster area? It varies of course, but it could be hours, days, or even weeks before help arrives. Before we criticize what may seem like a slow government response, and it may
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How to contact your family in an emergency? 災害時にどうやって家族と連絡を取り合う？ Preparing for emergencies, you always have to consider living without electricity. You know, if the power grid goes down, everybody will panic. Have you ever thought about how much we rely on electricity? If there is a major crisis, and the power goes out,
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Do you think you can meet up with your family, smoothly, in an emergency? 災害時に、あなたの家族とスムーズに再会できると思っていますか？ What do you think? Many people plan to get in contact with their family in an emergency, assuming their cellphone will work. I always worry about how to find my kids in an emergency, without a cellphone. Our schools
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Does preparing your emergency stockpile give you stress? 災害用備蓄の準備があなたにとってストレスになっていますか？ If you can maintain mental separation between your normal, daily food and the food for your emergency stockpile, without getting stressed out, then you will be fine. Stockpile stress There are several ways preparing your emergency stockpile might cause stress or anxiety. It might seem like
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