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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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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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He says Japanese disaster evacuation centers have improved little in the past 20 years.

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

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Shoulda sent the thousands of carboard beds from the Tokyo Olympics.

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SpeedToday 10:55 am JST

Shoulda sent the thousands of carboard beds from the Tokyo Olympics.

They don't exist.

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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.

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