Aichi has released six online lessons on helping foreign residents during disasters and is accepting applications for a practical shelter-training session in Toyohashi on December 6, 2026. The online material, available from October 22, totals about 50 minutes and is open to anyone interested in the subject.
The lessons include ways to explain danger in easy-to-understand Japanese, support during evacuation and links between Japanese-language schools and local communities. The prefecture has offered this training annually since fiscal 2016. The in-person session is for municipal, local international-association and municipal social-welfare council staff. It runs from 1 to 4 p.m. at Toyohashi city hall, with around 30 places and a lottery if oversubscribed. Applications close November 20. Participants must watch all online lessons beforehand; participation is free, apart from their own internet charges.
愛知県、外国人の災害支援を学ぶ動画と避難所訓練
愛知県は2026年10月22日から災害時の外国人支援を学ぶ約50分・全6本の動画を公開。関心のある人が視聴でき、やさしい日本語や避難生活支援などを扱う。12月6日13～16時には豊橋市役所で市町村・国際交流協会・市町村社会福祉協議会職員向けに避難所運営講座と模擬訓練を行う。約30人、超過時は抽選、11月20日締切。事前に全動画の受講が必要。参加費無料、通信料は自己負担。