Abstract
An education and training program designed to improve the response literacy in the event of a large-scale earthquake in the Shinjuku station area in Tokyo was presented. And an actual disaster response exercise in 2013 for response to many people injured at high-rise buildings in the area was reported. The activities of the Shinjuku Station Area Disaster Response Measure Committee, made up of businesses and other concerns located in the vicinity of Shinjuku station, as well as the education and training program in fiscal year 2013 implemented by the committee to train personnel are introduced. The report then describes summary of the comprehensive disaster preparedness drill and details of the drill for response to many people injured, which was conducted in collaboration of businesses, healthcare professionals and other concerns to operate effectively.
