【A Book to Protect Your Children from Danger】What to do in a pinch? In the sea, mountains, rivers, home, and city... Learn through quizzes and simultaneously acquire 'Thinking Power + Acting Power' with the New Book 'What to Do in a Pinch!? Encyclopedia' Released

Book Title: 'Acquire 'Thinking Power + Acting Power' Simultaneously! What to Do in a Pinch!? Encyclopedia'

Supervised by: Junji Toyama, Kenji Kubota, Yuriko Chigusa, Mika Kyoshi

Release Date: May 15, 2026

Price: 1,650 yen (tax included)

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Approximately 1,600 people suffer water accidents annually!

The full-fledged outdoor season is approaching, and you might be excitedly planning where to go and what activities to do, but it's crucial to be aware of accidents during outdoor activities. Surprisingly, about 1,600 people experience water accidents each year, and this number has not decreased for the past 30 years.

Dangers are not limited to watersides. Mountain climbing accidents, falls, encounters with wild animals. Natural disasters such as earthquakes, heavy rain floods, and lightning. In urban areas, dangers like suspicious individuals approaching children or crime victimization during unsupervised time at home are lurking everywhere.

Just knowing what dangers exist and preparing for them can help you avoid some situations!

This book presents risks and trouble examples that children might encounter in their daily lives in a quiz format, explaining what precautions to take beforehand and what actions to take in an emergency. It's too late after being involved in an accident or crime. Without thinking 'I'll be fine,' please use this book to heighten your sense of crisis.

What do you do if you get lost while mountain climbing?! ① Head for the summit ② Descend the valley towards human habitation

To avoid accidents at sea, prior preparation and checks are key. Remember how to deal with emergencies.

When the intercom rings while you're home alone is a common situation. What's the correct way to respond?!

[Table of Contents]

Chapter 1: What to Do in the Sea and Rivers?!

・I'm supposed to be good at swimming, but I feel like I'm drowning?!

・Oh no! I've drifted out to sea!

・Found a rare creature in the sea!

・Discovered a rocky shore! Lots of rocks and shells, seems easy to trip.

・The current might be getting faster... How do I get back to shore?!

・My important backpack is floating away...!

・Is it raining upstream...?

・Is it okay to play in watersides other than the sea and rivers?

Chapter 2: What to Do in the Mountains?!

・The path is narrow and hard to walk... I'm scared I'll slip and fall!

・It's foggy and I can't see well... Am I lost?!

・Bumpy rocks and stones are in the way...

・Something's crawling in my clothes... Ugh! A bug is clinging to me!!

・Found a beehive! One flew towards me!

・Rustle... I feel like there's an animal nearby...?

・Reached the summit! Oh dear? I've got a headache...

Chapter 3: What to Do in Natural Disasters?!

・A sudden big tremor came!

・I heard a typhoon is making landfall...

・The river overflowed due to heavy rain!

・Playing in the park when suddenly thunder started!

・Feeling dizzy from the heat... Is it heatstroke?!

・It snowed heavily! Grandpa says he's going to clear the snow...

・It seems the eruption alert level for a nearby mountain has risen!

Chapter 4: What to Do in the City?!

・On the way home from school, a stranger talked to me!

・The intercom rang while I was home alone!

・I got some sweets! They look delicious, should I eat them?

・I want to meet a friend I made online!

・I was shopping and got scouted by an idol!

・Huh? I smell something burnt in the house!

Column: What to Do in the City?!

~Helping Mission ① Cooking Edition~

~Helping Mission ② Laundry Edition~

~Helping Mission ③ Cleaning & Tidying Edition~

[Supervisor Profiles]

Chapter 1 Supervisor: Junji Toyama (Chairman, Japan Water Safety Association)

Chairman of the Japan Water Safety Association (Public Interest Incorporated Association). After graduating from the Japan Coast Guard Academy and working at the Japan Coast Guard Headquarters and on patrol vessels, he served as Cabinet Councillor in the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office, and was dispatched to the Philippine government (support for Coast Guard human resource development). He has held positions such as Commander of the Senkaku Patrol Vessel Fleet and Director of the 3rd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters. He also serves as a Visiting Professor at Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science, an Advisor to Nippon Sport Science University, and a Part-time Lecturer in the Faculty of Crisis Management at Nihon University.

Chapter 2 Supervisor: Kenji Kubota (Former Editor-in-Chief of 'Yama to Keikoku')

Born in 1958 at the foot of Mount Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture. Former Editor-in-Chief of 'Yama to Keikoku' (Mountains and Valleys). Member of the Japan Alpine Club, affiliated with the Mountain Trail Law Research Group. He loves a wide range of mountaineering and is dedicated to promoting mountain culture and guiding safe and reliable climbing methods. He completed the 'University of Tsukuba Mountain Science Degree Program' and is also engaged in research on accident and rescue data in mountainous regions. He serves as a part-time lecturer (Mountain Culture Studies) at the College of Science and Engineering, University of Tsukuba.

Chapter 3 Supervisor: Yuriko Chigusa (Weather Forecaster / Disaster Preparedness Specialist)

Weather forecaster and disaster preparedness specialist. Motivated by her experience of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in her childhood and the Great East Japan Earthquake, she entered the field of disaster prevention. After working at NHK Aomori, she appeared on TV Asahi's 'Super J Channel (Sat/Sun)' and TBS's 'THE TIME,'.