Borrowing an Emergency Radio System Receiver

Minamisoma has a government emergency radio system for disaster prevention and relief, with household receivers available for borrowing for all homes and businesses.

You can use this emergency radio to hear Minamisoma’s emergency radio announcements, as well as AM/FM radio channels.

If you haven’t applied for one already, feel free to use this guide.

(Note) Devices are limited to 1 radio per household/place of business.

• Those living in Haramachi-ku
• Those whose homes were in an ex-hazard area in Haramachi-ku and have evacuated
• Business offices in Haramachi-ku

Minamisoma City Hall West Building 2^nd Floor
Crisis Management Division (Tel: 0244-24-5232)

• Those living in Kashima-ku
  (Those who have not previously received a radio from former Kashima Town)
• Business offices in Kashima-ku

Kashima Ward Office 2^nd Floor
Area Promotion Division (Tel: 0244-46-2110)

• Those living in Odaka-ku
• Those whose homes were in a hazard area in Odaka-ku and have evacuated
• Business offices in Odaka-ku

• Odaka Ward Office 1^st Floor
  Area Promotion Division (Tel: 0244-44-2112)
• Ward Office 2^nd Floor
  Area Promotion Division (Tel: 0244-46-2110)
• Minamisoma City Hall West Building 2^nd Floor
  Crisis Management Division (Tel: 0244-24-5232)

Weekdays (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays), 8:30am ~ 5:15pm

• Emergency Radio Borrowing Application (available at application locations)
• Hanko/personal seal of applicant, company seal of business, etc.

Radio lent free of charge.

(Note) The borrower is responsible for the cost of electricity (around 25 yen per month) as well as batteries.

Duration of residence in Minamisoma

If you plug the radio into an outlet and switch it to “防災” (disaster prevention), you will be able to use it right away. However, please read the maintenance manual that will come in the box with the radio.

Please be sure to read the following document as well, translated into English.

• Please change the batteries once a year.

  (Note) If the batteries are not changed, it is possible that the battery will leak and damage the radio.

• If the radio breaks or is damaged either by accident or on purpose, the individual is responsible for paying repair fees.
• Please return the radio if you are moving outside the city. Radio settings are different between districts, so please contact us if are moving within the city to a different district.

Restoration Planning Department, Crisis Management Division
975-8686 Minamisoma-shi, Haramachi-ku, Motomachi 2-chome-27
Minamisoma City Hall West Building 2^nd Floor

Tel: 0244-24-5232
Fax: 0244-23-2511
Email: kikikanri@city.minamisoma.lg.jp

Kashima Ward Office, Area Promotion Division
979-2392 Minamisoma-shi, Kashima-ku, Nishimachi 1-chome-1
Kashima Ward Office 2^nd Floor

Tel: 0244-46-2110
Fax: 0244-46-5684
Email: k-chiikishinko@city.minamisoma.lg.jp

Odaka Ward Office, Area Promotion Division
979-2195 Minamisoma-shi, Odaka-ku, Motomachi 2-chome-78
Odaka Ward Office 1^st Floor

Tel: 0244-44-2112
Fax: 0244-44-6047
Email: o-chiikishinko@city.minamisoma.lg.jp