27x Application Rate: Children Operate Heavy Machinery as 'Urban Disaster Prevention Base' Opens in Tokyo's Ikebukuro
The Japan Smile Project, an emergency disaster relief organization founded after the Great East Japan Earthquake, has opened a unique "urban disaster prevention base" in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, where children can operate heavy machinery. Attracting significant attention with a 27x application rate, the facility provides a hands-on disaster preparedness education experience.
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The Japan Smile Project is an emergency disaster relief organization founded after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. We have engaged in disaster recovery using heavy machinery and conducted relief activities with ATVs during the heavy snow damage in the Hokuriku region in the winter of 2020, which was also covered by various media.
An "urban disaster prevention base" where children can operate heavy machinery has been established in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. The application rate for this base reached 27 times.
An "urban disaster prevention base" where children can operate heavy machinery has been established in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. The application rate for this base reached 27 times.