Announcement of "Agreement on Supply of Goods in Times of Disaster" between NPO Komeri Disaster Response Center, established by Komeri Co., Ltd., and Toyoyama Town, Aichi Prefecture

Komeri Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Yuichiro Sasa), which aims to remain a lifeline for local communities through its home centers "Komeri Power" and "Komeri Hard & Green," established the "NPO Komeri Disaster Response Center (Chairman: Yuichiro Sasa)" in September 2005 with the aim of supplying necessary goods to necessary locations in the event of a disaster.

For 20 years since its establishment, the center has been working with local governments nationwide on agreements for the supply of goods in times of disaster, and has now concluded agreements with over 60% of local governments nationwide.

We are pleased to announce that the NPO Komeri Disaster Response Center and Toyoyama Town, Aichi Prefecture, will sign an "Agreement on Supply of Goods in Times of Disaster" on Wednesday, April 8, as detailed below. With this agreement, the total number of agreements concluded will be 1,224.

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■ Date and Time 　　Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 2:00 PM～

■ Location 　　Toyoyama Town Hall

■ Attendees 　　Mayor of Toyoyama Town 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Mr. Masaki Hattori

　　　　　　 Managing Director, NPO Komeri Disaster Response Center 　Kounori Nishimuro

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＜History＞

2004 Niigata and Fukushima heavy rains (July 13 flood) and the Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake struck Komeri's founding area. Komeri rushed to restore stores and supply goods to victims, keenly realizing the importance of disaster countermeasures and the need for a wide-area, organized system.

September 2005 Established NPO Komeri Disaster Response Center

February 2006 Began concluding agreements with local governments regarding the supply of goods in times of disaster

March 2006 Began stockpiling goods at Komeri's distribution centers

July 2007 Began supplying goods in times of disaster (Chuetsu Offshore Earthquake, Niigata Prefecture)

May 2010 Began supplying goods for livestock infectious disease prevention work (Foot-and-mouth disease, Miyazaki Prefecture)

January 2023 Concluded 1,000th agreement (Izunokuni City, Shizuoka Prefecture)

＜Major disasters where goods were supplied＞

Chuetsu Offshore Earthquake (July 2007), Great East Japan Earthquake (March 2011), Mount Ontake eruption (September 2014), Kumamoto Earthquake (April 2016), Northern Kyushu Heavy Rains (July 2017), Osaka Prefecture Northern Earthquake (June 2018), West Japan Heavy Rains (July 2018), Boso Peninsula Typhoon (Typhoon No. 15) (September 2019), East Japan Typhoon (Typhoon No. 19) (October 2019), Avian Influenza (October 2022～), Noto Peninsula Earthquake (January 2024), Okunoto Heavy Rains (September 2024), and many others.

＜Main goods supplied＞

〇 Shelter operation 　Portable toilets, nitrile gloves, disposable tableware, sanitary products, thermal sheets

〇 Lifeline 　　Bottled water, canned water, LED lights, dry cell batteries, gasoline cans

〇 Emergency/Restoration supplies Blue sheets, sandbags, shovels, traffic cones, wheelbarrows, work gloves

〇 For temporary housing 　　Bedding, mattresses, kettles, pots, dishes, buckets, brooms, toilet brushes

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We are a home center chain that operates stores with a wide range of products, mainly materials/building materials, hardware/tools, gardening/agricultural supplies, for both professionals and home owners. With our unique system and know-how, we challenge the modernization of distribution with the goal of stably providing customers with the products they need at affordable prices. We will continue to strive to create stores from the customer's perspective, offer a product lineup that reflects customer feedback, and provide customer-pleasing service, contributing to a "rich and comfortable life."

Online shopping site Komeri.com https://www.komeri.com/shop/default.aspx

Official website https://www.komeri.bit.or.jp/

＜Company Profile＞

Company Name: Komeri Co., Ltd.

Established: July 1962

Capital: 18,802 million yen

Representative: Yuichiro Sasa, Representative Director and President

Head Office: 4501-1 Shimizu, Minami-ku, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture

Business Activities: Chain store management of Power, Hard & Green, etc.

Stock Listing: Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market

Number of Stores: 1,234 stores (as of March 31, 2026)

Hokkaido 26, Aomori Prefecture 21, Iwate Prefecture 40, Miyagi Prefecture 36, Akita Prefecture 40, Yamagata Prefecture 27, Fukushima Prefecture 52, Ibaraki Prefecture 46, Tochigi Prefecture 39, Gunma Prefecture 40, Saitama Prefecture 35, Chiba Prefecture 51, Tokyo 10, Kanagawa Prefecture 8, Niigata Prefecture 79, Toyama Prefecture 26, Ishikawa Prefecture 20, Fukui Prefecture 21, Yamanashi Prefecture 20, Nagano Prefecture 57, Gifu Prefecture 39, Shizuoka Prefecture 23, Aichi Prefecture 10, Mie Prefecture 48, Shiga Prefecture 28, Kyoto Prefecture 19, Osaka Prefecture 8, Hyogo Prefecture 30, Nara Prefecture 16, Wakayama Prefecture 20, Tottori Prefecture 12, Shimane Prefecture 8, Okayama Prefecture 29, Hiroshima Prefecture 22, Yamaguchi Prefecture 16, Tokushima Prefecture 17, Kagawa Prefecture 10, Ehime Prefecture 12, Kochi Prefecture 12, Fukuoka Prefecture 26, Saga Prefecture 16, Nagasaki Prefecture 17, Kumamoto Prefecture 40, Oita Prefecture 15, Miyazaki Prefecture 21, Kagoshima Prefecture 26