Introduction

Konnichiwa everyone. Congratulations for being selected as JETs. Japan is an exiting country with old traditions and new culture co-existing, but you will soon find out that Japan, which lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire, is a land of natural disasters. （Note: 台風を入れるか？）This drill book is designed for JETs who are not familiar with natural-disaster-related terms.

This book introduces basic words, expressions, and knowledge about each disaster. As you go through your unit, you may find some differences between Japan’s disaster preparedness education and yours. Learning these differences and similarities may lead you to a deeper understanding of Japan.

Please understand that acquiring these basic words does not necessarily guarantee your safety. No one natural disaster are the same. For instance, each earthquake differs based on the scale, epicenter, season, weather, time or the day it occurred, and so on. Multiple disasters can occur with severe complexity, such as earthquake and tsunami, earthquake and landslide, etc.

It is important to know your area and what disaster(s) is(are) typical in that region.

In this book, make sure to complete the comprehensive words/phrases section first. Then go to the unit, the disaster of which is typical in the region you will be residing.

Objectives and Goals After completing your unit, you will be able to:

After completing your unit, you will be able to:

• Listen to the news and comprehend the actual situation and the evacuation order
• Convey the actual situation to others
• Act appropriately and calmly for your safety
• Tell similarities and dissimilarities between Japanese disaster preparedness education and that of your own country.

Let’s begin

Step 1:Inquiry
What natural disaster is typical in my place?
How should I get the information?
◎ Ask your Board of Education
◎ Obtain the hazard map of your city/prefecture.

Step 2:
Before going to your unit, go over Comprehensive basic words/phrases.

Step 3:
Go to the unit(s), the disaster(s) of which is (are) typical in the place you are living, and click the appropriate natural disaster button.

Step 4:
Repeat the exercise as often as possible.

Step 5:
Attend disaster preparedness drill sessions in your region regularly.