災害対応の司令塔「防災庁」が発足

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is November second. Japan has launched a new government agency to lead its response to disasters. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down.

On November second, a new government office, the Disaster Management Agency, was created.

It means disaster prevention.

The agency will be the country's control tower during disasters.

It means disaster.

It means control tower, or command center.

Until now, it was one section inside the Cabinet Office.

It means section or department.

Its staff grew one point six times, to three hundred fifty-two people.

It means to increase.

It handles everything from preparing before a disaster to recovery and rebuilding.

It means restoring things to how they were.

It means to be in charge of.

Prime Minister Takaichi said protecting people's lives and daily living is a very important job for the country.

It means life.

Goshi Hosono became the first disaster management minister.

It means a government minister.

Minister Hosono issued an emergency request to everyone in the country.

It means an official request.

Fix your furniture and appliances so they don't fall over.

It means to fix something in place.

Prepare water and food for at least three days, and if possible, one week.

It means food supplies.

It's said that one person needs three liters of water a day.

It means necessary.

Look at a hazard map and check where you would evacuate to, and the route.

It means to evacuate.

The agency plans to set up regional bases to prepare for big earthquakes like the Nankai Trough quake.

It means to prepare for something.

It means a base.

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Quiz time. Listen and answer.

Three hundred fifty-two people.

At least three days, and if possible, one week.

Three liters.

That's all for this evening. Thanks for listening. See you next time.