Exhibition Announcement: 10 Years Since Kumamoto Earthquakes. Okumura Printing Proposes 'Next-Generation Preparedness Utilizing Printing Technology' at Metropolitan Area Disaster Prevention Fair 2026 Spring
Okumura Printing will participate as a cooperating company in the 'Metropolitan Area Disaster Prevention Fair 2026 Spring,' held from April 3, 2026. Marking the 10th anniversary of the Kumamoto Earthquakes, they will exhibit and introduce disaster prevention products utilizing printing technology, such as the origami tableware 'beak' and the new product 'beakx,' under the theme of 'everyday disaster prevention.'
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Okumura Printing Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kita-ku, Tokyo, will participate as a cooperating company in the 'Metropolitan Area Disaster Prevention Fair 2026 Spring' held from April 3, 2026 (Friday) at the 'Tokyo City i Performance Zone' on the first basement floor of KITTE, directly connected to Tokyo Station.
At this event, we will introduce our latest initiatives that apply the printing and processing technologies cultivated since our founding in 1947 to the disaster prevention field, focusing on our main product, the origami tableware 'beak'.
## Background of Exhibition: 10 Years Since the Kumamoto Earthquakes, 'Everyday Disaster Prevention' is Now Demanded
2026 marks the 10th anniversary of the Kumamoto Earthquakes and the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. As the estimated damage from a direct hit earthquake in the capital area becomes more realistic, Okumura Printing proposes 'disaster prevention that is not special, but melts into daily life and reliably functions in an emergency.'
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## Exhibition and Introduction Content
At this fair, in addition to the exhibition and sale of the existing beak, we will propose a new form of disaster prevention that integrates digital technology with printing technology.
### 1. beak
The thin and compact beak, designed to fit in a child's backpack, is paper tableware only about 0.4mm thick. It can usually be stored in the gaps of bags or evacuation kits and becomes self-standing by simply folding it in an emergency. In addition, we will also exhibit 'beakx,' a new product of box-type paper tableware that transforms packaging for retort foods into tableware.
At this event, we will introduce our latest initiatives that apply the printing and processing technologies cultivated since our founding in 1947 to the disaster prevention field, focusing on our main product, the origami tableware 'beak'.
## Background of Exhibition: 10 Years Since the Kumamoto Earthquakes, 'Everyday Disaster Prevention' is Now Demanded
2026 marks the 10th anniversary of the Kumamoto Earthquakes and the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. As the estimated damage from a direct hit earthquake in the capital area becomes more realistic, Okumura Printing proposes 'disaster prevention that is not special, but melts into daily life and reliably functions in an emergency.'
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## Exhibition and Introduction Content
At this fair, in addition to the exhibition and sale of the existing beak, we will propose a new form of disaster prevention that integrates digital technology with printing technology.
### 1. beak
The thin and compact beak, designed to fit in a child's backpack, is paper tableware only about 0.4mm thick. It can usually be stored in the gaps of bags or evacuation kits and becomes self-standing by simply folding it in an emergency. In addition, we will also exhibit 'beakx,' a new product of box-type paper tableware that transforms packaging for retort foods into tableware.