Effects of Multicultural Disaster Prevention Education Methods in Japan

– A Case Study of the Yoshizuka Area in Fukuoka City –

Abstract

This research developed methods and places for multicultural disaster prevention education and examined their effectiveness. Specifically, we implemented methods and place designs for multicultural disaster prevention education for both foreign-origin residents and Japanese residents in the Yoshizuka Area, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and conducted qualitative and quantitative analysis. As a result, it was found that the disaster prevention knowledge of residents who participated in multicultural disaster prevention education places deepened. In addition, the study also showed the potential of multicultural disaster prevention education to promote multicultural exchange through disaster prevention. This perspective is a finding that could not be derived from previous research that only targeted foreign-origin residents, and it is a finding that can only be obtained through this research, which targets both foreign-origin residents and Japanese residents living in the same community.