Tokyo promotes disaster prevention with Animal Crossing clips

The Tokyo Fire Department has jumped onto the wagon of the successful “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” global game to provide disaster prevention advice in virtual form because the coronavirus pandemic makes it impossible to conduct realistic emergency drills.

Since last month, the administration’s official account on Twitter has sent out videos and screenshots that have been featured on the popular console game for Nintendo Co. To show disaster prevention measures.

Atsu Iso (left) and co-worker in the disaster countermeasures division of the Tokyo Fire Department use the wildly successful “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” to provide disaster prevention advice. (Kyodo)

The clips, placed on the specially created Posai Jima, which means “disaster prevention island”, have proven successful, attracting more than 330,000 views and over 20,000 “likes”.

In a 30-second clip about earthquake precautions, one character moves large pieces of furniture away from his bed so that it won’t get stuck while he sleeps in the event of an earthquake.

The accompanying text states that 30 to 50 percent of injuries during an earthquake are caused by falling objects.

Other posts show screenshots of a character cooling themselves in an air-conditioned room or with electric fans, as a reminder to use these coolers to avoid heat-related illnesses. The post added that about 40 percent of cases of heat stroke or heat stress occur indoors.

The attached picture from the official Tokyo Fire Department account on Twitter shows a screenshot of a character cooling herself in an air-conditioned room or with electric fans in “Animal Crossing: New Horizons.” (Kyodo)

Many users have taken to Twitter to express their happiness with the fire department’s creative use of the life simulation game. One said it was “a great way to use the animal crossing,” while another said, “It’s easy enough for children to understand it.”

According to the ministry, about 2.1 million people in Tokyo either participated in its emergency exercises or visited disaster-related facilities in the last fiscal year. However, in the 2020 fiscal year starting in April, the number only reached 2,000 until the end of June amid measures to curb the epidemic.

Atsu Iso, of the ministry’s disaster countermeasures department who created Posai Jima, hopes people will continue to deal with disasters despite the virus.

“I thought about how to prevent the epidemic from undermining the emergency response. I want people to learn how to protect themselves while having fun,” said the firefighter.

The Nintendo Switch title, in which players cultivate an untouched island with anthropomorphic animals through activities like fishing, farming and building homes, had sold 22.4 million copies worldwide by the end of June as lockdown measures kept people at home.

The images provided from the official Twitter account of the Tokyo Fire Department show the specially created “Bosai Jima”, which means “Disaster Prevention Island”. (Kyodo)

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