2022
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191811469
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Risk Awareness and Impediments to Disaster Preparedness of Foreign Residents in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Japan

Abstract: The likelihood of a mega-earthquake, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the threat of other disasters in the Tokyo Metropolitan area have necessitated collective responsibilities to take all possible actions to reduce their impacts. The experiences from past disasters have, however, highlighted the plight of foreign residents in coping with disasters and have reinvigorated calls for rigorous counteractions. As the population of foreign residents continues to increase in the metropolis, this research examines their awa… Show more

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“…Effective early warning system policy processes also require the involvement of local communities to ensure that the at-risk public is adequately informed and alerted [56]. Communities and residents are responsible for taking their own measures to prepare for disasters, and the final decision on disaster preparedness measures rests with individuals [57]. The public takes disasters more seriously when they have a large amount of information and credible disaster warnings [58].Thus, information collection on major hazards and threats should be increased, the sensitivity of major hazard signals should be maintained, the upgrading of the monitoring and warning information platform and release system should be accelerated, and multi-source information should be combined and processed quickly and efficiently to ensure the timely release of warning information to the community at the first instance of an accident.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Effective early warning system policy processes also require the involvement of local communities to ensure that the at-risk public is adequately informed and alerted [56]. Communities and residents are responsible for taking their own measures to prepare for disasters, and the final decision on disaster preparedness measures rests with individuals [57]. The public takes disasters more seriously when they have a large amount of information and credible disaster warnings [58].Thus, information collection on major hazards and threats should be increased, the sensitivity of major hazard signals should be maintained, the upgrading of the monitoring and warning information platform and release system should be accelerated, and multi-source information should be combined and processed quickly and efficiently to ensure the timely release of warning information to the community at the first instance of an accident.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Useful insights can be gained from a number of areas such as medicine, public health, risk assessment theory, philosophy of science, philosophy of medicine, ethics, and sociology. In particular, learning from preparedness for other disasters seems to be a logical next step to take [148][149][150].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A term prone to causing confusion is "foreign person", referring to people who do not have the Spanish nationality. The relevance of this variable lies in the fact that foreigners may have difficulties in accessing crucial information on warnings and recommendations from local authorities due to language and cultural barriers, limited access to reliable sources of information, lack of awareness of available resources and the reluctance of some foreign residents to seek information on disaster preparedness [61][62][63]. It is possible for an individual to obtains the Spanish nationality and thus leave the group of foreign people.…”
Section: Demographic Classificationmentioning
confidence: 99%