Pioneer Kumamoto Building Multilingual Disaster Support Network for Growing Foreign Population; System Provides Nationwide Model

By Hiroki Ikeda and Mitsuyoshi Yamamoto / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
13:40 JST,
May 18, 2025
KUMAMOTO — Local governments and communities of foreign residents in Kumamoto Prefecture are collaborating to build a network through which disaster support information can be disseminated in different languages, as part of an effort to prevent foreign nationals from becoming isolated during disaste...
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