0 of 5 done. For 1 person, 7 days: 21 L water (11 × 2 L), 21 meals, 35 toilet uses.

Just starting · 0/5 · 1 person · 7 days

0 of 5 done. For 1 person, 7 days: 21 L water (11 × 2 L), 21 meals, 35 toilet uses.

The 5 points of the 緊急要請

• To do1. Quake-check the house and fix furniture · 家屋の耐震診断、耐震化、家具の固定

  • Find the build year or the 建築確認 date (確認済証 / 検査済証, property tax notice or the 登記). Before 1981-06-01 = old standard → get a 耐震診断.
  • Fix tall furniture and appliances to walls (L-brackets, tension poles, anti-tip plates); keep tall furniture out of bedrooms and away from doors. The request: unfixed furniture will fall in a big quake.

• To do2. Stock water, food and portable toilets · 水・食料、携帯用トイレ等の備蓄

  • Drinking water: 21 L for 7 days (minimum 9 for 3 days)
  • Meals: 21 meals for 7 days (minimum 9 for 3 days)
  • Portable-toilet uses: 35 uses for 7 days (minimum 15 for 3 days)
  • Rolling stock (ローリングストック): buy a little extra of what you already eat and replace it as you use it.

• To do3. Check hazard maps, evacuation site and route · ハザードマップ、避難場所、避難経路の確認

  • Look up your home and workplace on the hazard map portal (重ねるハザードマップ) and your city's 揺れやすさマップ / 津波ハザードマップ.
  • Find your designated evacuation site (指定緊急避難場所) and walk the route once; the safe site can differ for quakes, floods and tsunami.

• To do4. Prepare a grab bag · 非常持ち出し品の準備

  • Pack a grab bag (非常持ち出し品) with what you'd need right away: water, food, light, power bank, medicines, cash, ID copies, toiletries; keep it by the front door.

• To do5. Join a disaster drill · 防災訓練への参加

  • Join your neighbourhood or city drill (防災訓練): practise evacuating, safety checks, cooking outdoors and using a portable toilet. Try the 171 disaster message dial on the 1st or 15th of a month.

Also stock

• Toilet paper, tissues, wet wipes and garbage bags (the request names tissues and toilet paper)
• Separate non-drinking water for flushing and washing (e.g. keep the bath filled; the PM's Office says this is in addition to drinking water)
• Cassette stove with spare gas cylinders, flashlight, batteries, a phone power bank and a radio
• Regular medicines and a copy of your medicine notebook (お薬手帳), glasses, contact lens supplies
• Sanitary products, a whistle, slippers or shoes by the bed, cash in small notes and copies of IDs

Hazard map portal (重ねるハザードマップ / わがまちハザードマップ) · PM's Office: preparing at home (災害への備え) · MAFF home food stockpile portal (家庭備蓄ポータル)

The request (2026-11-02) is a standing call to prepare, not a warning about a specific disaster; the minister said on 2026-10-30 that it is not based on any prediction.