According to a survey conducted on measures taken to prepare for disaster in Japan in October 2019, 84.4 percent of the respondents stated that they had a flashlight at home in case of emergencies. By comparison, 6.7 percent of the respondents claimed that they did not have any disaster preparations. Since Japan is situated in an area where several tectonic plates meet, the country is vulnerable to natural disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions.
Most common arrangements taken to prepare for disasters among people in Japan as of October 2019
Original question as translated: "Of the following arrangements, what do you have at home to prepare for a disaster? Please give as many answers as you like."
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NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute. (April 1, 2020). Most common arrangements taken to prepare for disasters among people in Japan as of October 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179253/japan-leading-disaster-preparation-arrangements-among-people/
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute. "Most common arrangements taken to prepare for disasters among people in Japan as of October 2019." Chart. April 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179253/japan-leading-disaster-preparation-arrangements-among-people/
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute. (2020). Most common arrangements taken to prepare for disasters among people in Japan as of October 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179253/japan-leading-disaster-preparation-arrangements-among-people/
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute. "Most Common Arrangements Taken to Prepare for Disasters among People in Japan as of October 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179253/japan-leading-disaster-preparation-arrangements-among-people/
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Most common arrangements taken to prepare for disasters among people in Japan as of October 2019 [Graph], NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, April 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179253/japan-leading-disaster-preparation-arrangements-among-people/
