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《Updated Jan 7, 2025》Report : 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake
[Published on: Jan 7, 2025]
Second Harvest Japan (2HJ) has been providing support to areas affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake and heavy rains in Oku Noto in 2024.
On December 31, 2024, 2HJ held a soba soup kitchen for a New Year’s Eve (Toshikoshi-Soba) with the disaster relief team Gorilla and local organizations, and 300 hot soba noodles were served to people living in temporary housing and rented accommodations, as well as those evacuating at home. 350 people were provided with packages containing hand cream in addition to foods such as fruit juices, jellies, sweets and cup noodles at a food pantry conducted with Foodbank Japan Nanao on the same day.
2HJ has been providing “Free Food Package” that includes staple foods, side dishes, condiments, snacks and beverages. In addition, the Nakanoto Base of 2HJ opened in March last year in Nakanoto-cho, Kashima-gun, Ishikawa Prefecture, a hub to provide support for disaster-stricken areas, continues to provide food to more than 20 disaster relief organizations and local organizations for interim support.
2HJ needs your supports to the activities.
2HJ appreciates your donation, which will be used to support areas affected by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, and other 2HJ activities.
https://2hj.org/english/donate/
[Published on: Oct 17, 2024]
Second Harvest Japan to provide Free Food Packages to Suzu City
Additional food support is also provided to areas affected by heavy rains in Ishikawa and Noto
Second Harvest Japan (2HJ), which has been supporting the areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture that occurred in January 2024, will start providing “Free Food Support Packages” from October 2024. In addition, 2HJ transported additional food from its Saitama Base to the Nakanoto Base on September 27th to support the areas affected by heavy rains in Ishikawa and Noto that occurred in September.
The food support package project to provide free food is being implemented in Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was damaged by the collapse of houses due to the earthquake and tsunami, and has also suffered from a continued lack of water supply and limited places to buy food due to the closure of supermarkets and other retailers. 2HJ will provide free food packages of around 10kg with various food items to households living in temporary housing, rented housing, and those who continue to evacuate at home who are worried about the financial aspects of rebuilding their lives amidst difficult evacuation situations.
2HJ is currently accepting applications in collaboration with the government and local organizations, and plans to deliver cardboard boxes with the 2HJ logo (the photo below right) to 1,500 households. The boxes will be delivered once a month, for a total of three times per household.
<Examples of foods included in the food support packages>
Staple foods: Noodles, Packaged rice, Cup noodles, etc..
Side dishes: Retort foods, Canned foods, Instant soups, Dried foods, Hot pot soup, etc..
Condiments: Miso, Dressings, Salt, Sugar, Dashi stock, etc…
Snacks: Snacks, Chocolate, Jelly, etc…
Beverages: Tea bags, Barley tea, coffee, etc…
2HJ arrived at the affected area immediately after the earthquake happened in January this year, and together with the disaster relief group Gorilla and other local organizations, conducted soup kitchens for victims there. The first soup kitchen, held over 10 days in Nanao City, provided a total of 12,620 meals to 3,550 people. The second and third soup kitchens were also conducted in the same city, and the 4th one was placed in Suzu City. In March, 2HJ Nakanoto Base was opened in Nakanoto-cho, Kashima, Ishikawa Prefecture, as a “hub” to provide mid-term support to the disaster-stricken areas after emergency support.
2HJ continues to expand its network with government and other stakeholders, and enhance the functions of the Nakanoto Base in order to provide sufficient nutritious food to people in need of food assistance in the disaster-stricken areas.
2HJ implements “Food Support Package” project with The Japan Platform funding.
[Published on: Sep 4, 2024]
Japan Platform (JPF) official YouTube program 2(Japanese only)
Second Harvest Japan has commenced full-scale operations at its Nakanoto base in Nakanoto-cho, Kashima, Ishikawa Prefecture, to provide mid-term support to areas affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake. 2HJ has consistently collaborated with disaster relief and local organizations to launch this base, and to continue working together in existing emergency assistance.
2HJ needs your supports to the activities.
2HJ appreciates your donation, which will be used to support areas affected by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, and other 2HJ activities.
https://2hj.org/english/donate/
[Published on: Jun 14, 2024]
Second Harvest Japan (2HJ) commenced full-scale operations of its Nakanoto base in May 2024 to provide med-term support to areas affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake.
Hitomi Yokote, CEO of 2HJ visited the Nakanoto Town Hall on June 4, and exchanged opinions on a variety of topics with Yoshiyuki Miyashita, Mayor of Nakanoto-cho, including the current situation in the disaster-stricken areas and the support system based on partnerships between the government and private organizations, which will become even more important in the future. We also visited the NGO Collaborative Center based in Nakajima-cho, Nanao City, and had discussions about the effective use of the 2HJ Nakanoto Base and collaborations for future support activities.
To date, 18 of NGOs and local support groups have registered at the Nakanoto base, and they have come to pick up the food they need to support the affected victims. The base is equipped with frozen stockers to provide refrigerated and frozen products in addition to room-temperature products. We use a forklift to carry-in, move food to organize the 444.78 square-meter-warehouse.
2HJ will continue to strive to expand the functions of the Nakanoto base, and enhance its collaborative network with the government and various support organizations. This will help provide nutritious and sufficient food that meets the needs of the disaster-stricken areas.
[Published on: May 23, 2024]
Second Harvest Japan to Launch Full-scale Operation of Nakanoto Base, Providing Mid-term Support to Disaster-stricken Areas in Ishikawa.
Second Harvest Japan (2HJ), Japan’s first food bank headquartered in Taito-ku, Tokyo, has commenced full-scale operations at its Nakanoto base in Nakanoto-cho, Kashima, Ishikawa Prefecture, to provide mid-term support to areas affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake. 2HJ has consistently collaborated with disaster relief and local organizations to launch this base, and to continue working together in existing emergency assistance.
The 2HJ Nakanoto base serves as a hub to support disaster-stricken areas. It has easy access to affected regions and highways and is conveniently located for transporting food from 2HJ’s Kanto region bases and company partners. The warehouse, with an area of 444.78㎡, has plenty of space for food storage, and there is a parking space in front for loading and unloading food. Twelve organizations that provide food assistance participated in three information sessions starting on April 23. Participants were introduced to 2HJ’s activities, the registration procedure, the usage rules for receiving food from 2HJ and a tour of the warehouse. In addition to food transported from the 2HJ Saitama base, OREO cookies were shipped directly from Mondelēz Japan Limited on May 8. We plan to establish a proper operation cycle for food transportation and delivery within the next month.
After the period of emergency assistance, some people might still be forced to live in temporary housing. Even if they are able to return to their homes, rebuilding their daily lives, including repairing destroyed houses, will be costly. Consequently, it is expected that some people will continue to face disaster-related hardship in the future.
”Even now, four months after the earthquake, many people in the affected areas still need food assistance,” said Hitomi Yokote, CEO of 2HJ. “To provide continuing support, 2HJ will strengthen cooperation with the government and other organizations. Additionally, there is a shortage of food in these areas, so we would be grateful for food donations and financial support from our company supporters. ”
2HJ will continue to work with stakeholders to expand the functions of the Nakanoto base and enhance the collaborative network with each partner organization. This will help provide nutritious and sufficient food to people in need, including those who are evacuees in their homes.
2HJ’s Support Activities in Areas Affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake
2HJ arrived at the site on January 6, immediately after the disaster occurred, and held a soup kitchen for victims at a community center in Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture, together with the disaster relief team Gorilla and other local organizations. During the first 10-day soup kitchen, a total of 12,620 meals were served to 3,550 people. The second and third soup kitchens were also held in collaboration with Gorilla and local organizations.
Additionally, 2HJ visited Wajima City, where the Higashi Honganji temple Soup Kitchen Group, Association for Aid and Relief Japan, and Nippon International Cooperation for Community Development provided food assistance. 2HJ also visited Suzu City, where Peace Boat Disaster Relief conducted their soup kitchen to bring food that meets the needs of each area based on surveys conducted in advance.
2HJ´s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Project
2HJ has been implementing a three-year plan starting in 2022 to build a wide-area food support project for emergency situations together with its affiliated food banks, using dormant deposits. The goals include creating an ‘Assessment Sheet’ to determine necessary support details, a ‘Timeline’ to summarize actions for smoother support immediately after a disaster occurs, and a ‘Guideline’ to plan each support activity.
Starting in 2023, 2HJ has been holding study sessions in the Chugoku and Kyushu regions to develop a food support timeline tailored to the needs of each region and to foster networking.
[Published on: May 1, 2024]
Second Harvest Japan (2HJ) continues to support areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, and opened a Nakanoto base in March 2024 to provide mid-term support for the stricken areas. We start providing food in earnest with the cooperation of volunteers and local stakeholders.
On April 23rd, 2HJ held the first information session for groups providing food assistance to disaster victims in order to receive food at Nakanoto base. On the day of the event, two organizations participated in the morning, and three organizations showed up in the afternoon. We introduced 2HJ’s activities, the registration procedure and rules to receive food, and in addition offered a tour of the warehouse to the participants.
Some groups requested to pick up food soon after the first session for their immediate support on the day, with which we realized that even four months after the disaster, there are still many victims lacking in food. A total of three information sessions are scheduled, and we will continue to serve groups that provide food assistance.
2HJ will continue to expand the functions of the Nakanoto base in order to provide sufficient nutritious food to people in need in the disaster-stricken areas.
[Published on: Mar 29, 2024]
Second Harvest Japan(2HJ) received a generous donation for disaster relief in the Noto Peninsula Earthquake from Deutsche Bank Group in Japan!
2HJ supports the affected areas of Noto Peninsula Earthquake by providing foods and Deutsche Bank Group, along with its employees in Japan office, made generous donations that contributes to our efforts. We sincerely appreciate their support for us.
Deutsche Bank Group promptly initiated their support in January, immediately after learning about our efforts such as food distribution. The following message is from Mr. Tamio Honma, Chief Country Officer of Deutsche Bank Group in Japan:
“In light of the recent disaster, we extend our heartfelt condolences from all employees of Deutsche Bank Group. We aim to continue our support for Second Harvest Japan, who promptly head to disaster-affected areas to provide food assistance, ensuring they can keep making a significant impact for those areas in the future. “
2HJ, along with stakeholders including Deutsche Bank Group, is not only focused on emergency aid but also considering mid- to long-term support for the affected areas. Once again, we express our heartfelt gratitude for the support from Deutsche Bank.
[Published on: Mar 14, 2024]
Second Harvest Japan (2HJ) has been preparing to open its Nakanoto base as “hub” to provide not only emergency supports but also mid to long-term supports in the future.
“Second Harvest Japan Nakanoto base” is close to the disaster areas and has a good access to the main road, becoming very convenient for direct transportation from 2HJ’s warehouse in Kanto as well as partner companies. It’s also spacious enough for food storage.We plan to continue providing support based on needs from the disaster-stricken areas with disaster support organizations, local organizations and companies in Ishikawa and other prefectures.
2HJ will collaborate with the disaster relief group “Gorilla” and other local organizations to run a soup kitchen from Mar. 17th to 21st at the Wakura Onsen Festival Hall parking lot in Nanao city.
[Published on: Feb 8, 2024]
Our heart goes out to those affected by Noto Peninsula Earthquake in Jan. 2024.
Second Harvest Japan(2HJ) departed from Tokyo on the morning of Feb. 6th . This is the third drive for us to support the affected area. Due to severe road conditions, including highway closures caused by heavy snow, we arrived at the site much later than originally planned, however along the way, could deliver food to evacuated soccer club members from a high school in Ishikawa Prefecture.
2HJ in collaboration with the disaster relief group Gorilla and local organizations are running a soup kitchen from Feb. 7th to 13th at Nakajima Elementary School in Nanao-city. In addition, we delivered food to areas such as Wajima-city where AAR Japan and the affiliated temple continues to conduct soup kitchens, and visited NICCO which has been supporting the around area. 2HJ also brought in requested food for Peace Boat in Suzu-city.
The food 2HJ brought in this time included frozen cut vegetables from Tokyo Children & Family Supporters, which is easy to use even under emergency situations and raw eggs, and disposable containers donated by KOHSOKU., LTD, which are essential to serve meals in areas without water supply.
Many victims are still forced to live in evacuation centers. While prioritizing emergency support, 2HJ considers mid to long-term support during the recovery and reconstruction period in the future, so that we have been assessing the current disaster supports and also conducting property searches of local warehouses and other properties to secure future bases of activity in the disaster-stricken areas.
[Published on: Jan 19, 2024]
Our heart goes out to those affected by Noto Peninsula Earthquake in Jan. 2024.
Second Harvest Japan (2HJ) departed on the morning of Jan. 16th to support a soup kitchen at the Nanao-city community center and provide food based on the needs of other areas such as Wajima city where AAR Japan and the affiliated temple continue to conduct soup kitchens, and visited NICCO which has been supporting the around area. 2HJ also brought in requested food for Peace Boat in Suzu city. This would be the second drive for 2HJ to support the disaster-stricken areas since the earthquake occurred.
2HJ has conducted the soup kitchen from Jan. 7th to 16th together with disaster relief organizations including Gorilla and other organizations. The menu included a variety of main and side dishes to provide a good nutritional balance and those were always with hot soups for people living in harshly cold evacuation centers. Frozen cut vegetables 2HJ had brought in the site were used in abundance, and the disaster victims appreciated very much for the effort. The vegetables have been developed by Tokyo Children & Family Supporters in order to provide busy mothers with something easy to use and keep. It has become only possible with the collaborative network formed with 2HJ, affiliated organizations and companies to be actively used not only for operations as usual, but also under emergency situations. The disposable containers donated by KOHSOKU CO., LTD, which are essential to serve meals in areas without water supply are also one of the examples for the networking effort.
The first round of the soup kitchen had served 12,620 meals to 3,550 people in total over 10 days.
2HJ visited organizations in disaster-stricken areas as well as the local government parties for hearings and conducted surveys in order to provide continuous emergency support and also plan medium-term supports will be essential in near future.
[Published on: Jan 10, 2024]
A camera team from JPF (Japan Platform) filmed our activities.
[Published on: Jan 8, 2024]
Our heart goes out to those affected by Noto Peninsula Earthquake in Jan. 2024.
Second Harvest Japan (2HJ) has been working with local organizations and disaster relief organizations to provide support to the disaster-affected areas, mainly at a Nanao-city community center, Ishikawa Prefecture.
2HJ together with other organizations started serving hot-meals at 6:00 pm on Jan. 7th (Sun.) using foods and cooking utensils 2HJ and others had brought in. The menu included Happo-sai with eleven different kinds of vegetables and other ingredients, Korean soup, Chicken sauté with spicy sauce and Vegetable mixed rice. We have provided those dishes with 320 people in total including 200 who had evacuated to the community center and also those waiting in surrounding facilities.
Hot-meals is scheduled to serve until Jan. 16th (Tue.), and 2HJ has been arranging foods and transportations for further support.
[Published on: Jan 7, 2024]
Our heart goes out to those affected by Noto Peninsula Earthquake in Jan. 2024.
Second harvest Japan (2HJ) departed for the disaster-stricken area on Jan. 5th (Fri.) and arrived on site in the early morning of Saturday the 6th despite severe road conditions.The members from local organizations and disaster relief organizations including “Gorilla” have arrived one after another at the Nanao-city community center, and we worked together to unload and assemble the food brought in.
Bottled waters, rice, cookies and other foods 2HJ distributed to the victims waiting at the evacuation center were highly appreciated, and a total of 180 kg of vegetables will be used for hot-meals to start serving at 6:00 pm today, the 7th (San.), along with soy sauce, miso, pasta and pasta sauce that 2HJ also brought in. Hot-meals will be served until Jan. 16th (Tue.), and 2HJ has been also arranging foods and transportations for further support.
[Published on: Jan 4, 2024]
Our heart goes out to those affected by Noto Peninsula Earthquake in Jan. 2024.
Second Harvest Japan (2HJ) plans to leave for the disaster-stricken areas on Jan. 5 (Fri) to support.
At a community center in Nanao-city, Ishikawa Prefecture, we will be collaborating with local organizations and disaster relief organizations including “Gorilla”, to provide food and hot-meals by utilizing bottled water, cut-vegetables, rice, and other foods transported from 2HJ’s warehouse in Saitama Prefecture.
2HJ will also conduct surveys to understand critical local needs. In addition to emergency supports, we plan to build a support structure to meet further needs in collaboration with various stakeholders including food companies with which 2HJ has trusted partnerships.
2HJ needs your supports to the activities.
2HJ appreciates your donation, which will be used to support areas affected by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, and other 2HJ activities.