Disaster administrative radio broadcasts
Overview
Suginami broadcasts earthquake, weather and other disaster information through 127 outdoor loudspeaker towers. Broadcasts cover weather warnings at level 3 or above, earthquakes of seismic intensity 5 lower or stronger, earthquake early warnings, national protection information such as missile launches, photochemical smog warnings and advisories, evacuation orders and large power outages. A chime plays at 18:00 from April to September and at 17:00 from October to March.
How to apply
If a broadcast is hard to hear, check its content with the phone answering service, the weather phone service, or the disaster and crime prevention email service.
Who it is for
Residents of Suginami.
Where
127 outdoor loudspeaker towers across the ward.
Contact
Disaster Prevention Section, Business Coordination, tel. 03-5307-0705, fax 03-3312-9402.
Translate the official page
A ready-made request asking your assistant to translate and explain the official page.