Start Preparing for Disasters Today

Damage from heavy rains is occurring one after another. Let’s be prepared on a daily basis.

Keep your emergency stores stocked up

Staple foods

• Always keep a stock of retort pouches of rice gruel (okayu), ready-to-eat rice, pasta, dried noodles, and other such foods.
• Cereals, flour, pancake mix, and the like can be used as substitutes.

Side dishes

• People tend not to eat enough vegetables in the days following a disaster. Make it a habit to buy many vegetables that have a comparatively long shelf life, such as potatoes, carrots, onions, and pumpkins.
• Seaweed such as hijiki and wakame as well as sliced and dried daikon radish (kiriboshi daikon) and dehydrated vegetables are also good to keep on hand.
• If no vegetables are available, canned goods that include vegetables can be used as a substitute.

Main dishes

• Meat, fish, and other such foods are necessary to maintain physical strength.
• Remember to consume canned and pouched foods quickly after opening them.

Drinks

• In addition to water, have a variety of drinks available, such as tea and juices.
• Water will also be needed for cooking and preparing hot water. Store as much of it as you can. (Some kinds of bottled water will last up to five years in storage.)

Seasonings, etc.

Always buy an extra bottle or bag for storage.

Favorite foods

• When disaster strikes, foods that ease fatigue and provide comfort are necessary.
• Keep foods that you and your family members enjoy on hand.

Other items

Getting necessary vitamins and minerals can be hard after a disaster. Keep food with nutritional function and other such products on hand.