Disaster prevention and mitigation through information dissemination
J:COM works with local governments and partners to provide information on safety and security in the region through community channels, etc. In addition, since December 2015, it has been distributing video works related to the Great East Japan Earthquake entitled "Disaster Archives" with the aim of not letting the memory of the disaster fade away and sharing thoughts on recovery with those affected.
Providing information on safety and security
Safe and secure programs and videos
This is J:COM Safety and Security Division
The program introduces local initiatives on the themes of disaster prevention, crime prevention, and various safety and security related to daily life. J:COM reporters with deep local roots thoroughly cover safety and security initiatives in small communities such as neighborhood associations and apartment complexes, as well as initiatives undertaken by the entire town, and deliver them in 3-minute summaries that can be easily viewed and used as reference. This program can also be viewed outside the broadcast area via the local information app "Do-Local", the official YouTube channel, and the SNS note.
This is J:COM Safety and Security Division supervised by the Japanese Red Cross Society
As a special edition of "This is J:COM Safety and Security Department," we are distributing a video series with three groups, Elf, Mayurika, and Rainbow, in which you can learn basic knowledge about disaster prevention.
Under the supervision of the Japanese Red Cross Society, we will provide you with a 3-minute summary of knowledge to protect your life from disasters, including daily disaster preparations, what to do when a disaster occurs, precautions to take when evacuating, and how to prepare yourself for a disaster.
Learn how to prepare for disasters in 3 minutes - Disaster Prevention Guide! -
Are disaster prevention measures and preparations in place?
We have put together an easy-to-understand video of what to do in the event of a disaster, how to respond to rescues, and how to prepare in advance. Check it out just in case.
Information dissemination media
Community channel
We broadcast information needed in the local area on two community channels, "J:COM Channel" and "J:Tele."
The "J:COM Channel" broadcasts local disaster prevention and crime prevention information in peacetime through news and programs such as "This is J:COM Safety and Security Division."
Local information app
The local information app "Do-Local" delivers live camera footage from over 100 locations, including coastal, river and traffic information, as well as push notifications for disaster information such as earthquakes and tsunamis. It also delivers programs useful for disaster prevention and mitigation, such as "This is J:COM Safety and Security Department" and "J:COM Disaster Prevention Navi!", so please check them out to prepare for emergencies.
In addition to live camera footage, we also broadcast live news programs that tell you what's happening in the area, traditional festivals and fireworks displays, and local election coverage, and you can also watch sports support programs, history programs, music programs, and more in the environment of your choice.
Initiatives to pass on the story of the earthquake
We believe that it is important to pass on the lessons learned from disasters to the next generation through "traditional activities," and are working to archive them as video. Currently, we are delivering documentaries produced by cable television companies in Tohoku and videos of people engaged in storytelling activities in Tohoku, titled "Voices of Storytellers Connecting to the Future," via the Internet and video-On Demand (J:COM STREAM).
At the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, excerpts from J:COM 's "Disaster Archive: Voices of Storytellers Connecting to the Future" will be screened at the following Reconstruction Agency exhibits:
Exhibition name: Theme Week Exhibition "Better Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake"
Exhibition period: May 19th (Mon) - May 24th (Sat), 2025
Venue: EXPO Messe
"Memory - Earthquake Disaster Tradition -It will be broadcast on a monitor in the "
Earthquake Archive “Voices of Storytellers Connecting to the Future”
We are working with the 3.11 Memorial Network, a public interest incorporated association that works to preserve the history of the earthquake disaster, to distribute videos of storytellers from Tohoku.
We will preserve the memories and lessons of the earthquake, which must never be forgotten, as footage to pass them on to future generations and to be useful for disaster prevention and mitigation in each region.
In cooperation with the 3.11 Memorial Network, a public interest incorporated association, which is a collaborative organization for preserving disaster stories, the storyteller activities were made into a video.
Broadcast on community channels and free distribution on J:COM STREAM, YouTube, etc.
Satoshi Ito, Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture
(J:COM Sustainability Activities | Earthquake Archive "Voices of Storytellers Connecting to the Future - Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture Part II"Playback time: 34:48)
Satoshi Ito is the representative director of the Sanriku Hitotsunagi Nature School General Incorporated Association. In addition to traditional activities in his hometown of Kamaishi, Ito is also involved in volunteer work in the Noto Peninsula, which is working to recover from the double disaster of the earthquake and heavy rains. Drawing on his experience of the disaster, he is passing on the baton of support and working to achieve this. We spoke to him about the tsunami he witnessed while working at the inn "Horaikan" at the time of the disaster, the steps toward recovery since then, and his current activities.
Recorded: January 2025
Digest version (6 minutes) Here
Yuriko Hayasaka, Watari Town, Watari District, Miyagi Prefecture
(J:COM Sustainability Activities | Earthquake Archive "Voices of Storytellers Connecting to the Future - Watari Town, Watari District, Miyagi Prefecture"Playback time: 21:21)
Yuriko Hayasaka is an active member of the NPO Rainbow Tanpopo. In the Great East Japan Earthquake, she lost her 18-year-old daughter, Kaoru. In the midst of her grief, she discovered the practice of "kikigaki," a form of communication that involves listening to the stories of people who experienced the disaster, recording them in their own words, and publishing them in a book. Hayasaka continues to share her own life story and memories of the disaster.
Recorded: February 2025
Digest version (6 minutes) Here
Special Edition
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
(Rakuten Ambassador Ginji shares his story from the disaster archives: "Connecting to the future: The voices of storytellers - Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Edition"Play time: 19:00)
In order to raise awareness of disaster prevention even among those who do not know about the earthquake, we interviewed ambassador Ginji of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles as a special edition. Ginji, who was born and raised in Tohoku and played for a baseball team in Tohoku, will deliver a message that only he can share.
Recorded: July 2024
Digest version (6 minutes) Here
Chiba Lotte Marines
(Message from Sato Toshiya: Earthquake Archive "The Voice of Storytellers Connecting to the Future - Chiba Lotte Marines Edition"Playback time: 13:25)
In order to raise awareness of disaster prevention even among those who do not know about the earthquake, we interviewed player Toshiya Sato, who experienced the disaster in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, as a special edition with the cooperation of the Chiba Lotte Marines. We will share Sato's experience and message, the state of ZOZO Marine Stadium at the time of the earthquake, and the disaster prevention efforts being undertaken by the baseball team.
Recorded: January 2025
Digest version (6 minutes) Here
Use of archive footage from the earthquake disaster
The Disaster Archive: "Voices of Storytellers Connecting to the Future" is available free of charge to local museums, educational institutions, corporate training, exhibitions, etc. It is intended to be used as a video teaching material to learn about the situation of the disaster and the thoughts of those who experienced it, to deepen thoughts about irreplaceable "life" and "peace of mind," and to connect memories and lessons that should never be forgotten to the future.
At the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo currently underway, excerpts from J:COM 's "Disaster Archive: Voices of Storytellers Connecting to the Future" will be screened at the following Reconstruction Agency exhibits:
Exhibition name: Theme Week Exhibition "Better Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake"
Exhibition period: May 19th (Mon) - May 24th (Sat), 2025
Venue: EXPO Messe
"Memory - Earthquake Disaster Tradition -It will be broadcast on a monitor in the "
Cooperation with the symposium hosted by the 3.11 Memorial Network
The earthquake disaster tradition symposium, which is held every year by the 3.11 Memorial Network, a public interest incorporated association, will be distributed from J:COM 's YouTube channel. We will deliver videos of demonstrations of handing down activities, keynote speeches, and panel discussions with young people working on handing down the earthquake disaster. Please take a look at the people who continue to convey their memories of the earthquake. (*This is an archived video that was live streamed in 2022)
The 4th Great East Japan Earthquake Tradition Symposium “To the Future”
(J:COM CSR Activities | 3.11 Memorial Network 4th Great East Japan Earthquake Tradition Symposium “Towards the Future”Playing time: 4:03:17)
Earthquake Archives Programs produced by the Japan Cable Television Association and its branches
In order to give as many people as possible an opportunity to think about disaster prevention and mitigation, in addition to distributing fundraising content on video-On Demand, we have released some works of the "Earthquake Disaster Archive" series for free on this site.
"Yu" life that was kept alive
("Yu" life that was kept alivereplay time: 59:07)
Nine months after the earthquake in Kesennuma, the story depicts the growth of a girl, and entrusts it to the future in which the reconstruction of the city and human conflicts are highlighted.
Production work: Japan Cable and Telecommunications Association, film production company "Kumie"
Director/Photography: Miho Hojo Supervision: Naomi Kawase
Broadcast: March 2012
