Kazuhiko Hanzawa, specially appointed professor of cardiovascular surgery at Niigata University and an executive of the Society for Disaster Shelter and Refuge Life. He says Japanese disaster evacuation centers have improved little in the past 20 years.
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While some evacuation centers in the neighboring municipalities of Suzu and Noto introduced cardboard beds two weeks after the quake, evacuees in Wajima were left sleeping on the floor.
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sakurasuki
Also little being learned from March 11, 2011 even after 10 years.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-03-26/japan-s-evacuees-battle-flu-survive-on-rice-balls-and-bread
Speed
Shoulda sent the thousands of carboard beds from the Tokyo Olympics.
wallace
SpeedToday 10:55 am JST
They don't exist.
kanapi
Looking at Taiwan's resqueing pace, Japan seems to be so behind Taiwan in revoring from a big quak. More than 10,000 people were displaced, most of which are sleeping on the floor. Only 100 makshift houses have been established so far in 100 days after the incident.
I feel it sad as a Japanese.