Lack of support for foreigners during disasters creating problems

Lack of support for foreigners during disasters creating problems

Foreign students chat in a gymnasium used as an evacuation shelter in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on April 17, 2016, following powerful earthquakes. The Japanese government has been confronted with the problem of a lack of support services for foreigners and a "tendency for Japanese to take precedence" in disaster preparedness planning for many municipalities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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