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The Japan RV Association has pacts with Nakama and Ōgaki to provide campers for rescue workers. Earlier, Tokorozawa City signed a similar deal with VANTECH for rental of motorhomes during emergencies.
The Japan RV Association (175 member companies) on April 20, 2026, signed agreements with the cities of Nakama and Ōgaki in Fukuoka Prefecture to supply camper vans during large-scale disasters. These are the association's first such pacts with local governments on Kyushu Island. Following the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, the association dispatched about 60 campers for rescue personnel.
In February 2026, Tokorozawa City (Saitama Prefecture) concluded a separate agreement with VANTECH Co. for rental of motorhomes in emergencies. The vehicles will serve as mobile housing for evacuees and support anti-epidemic and rescue operations.
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The Japan RV Association and municipalities in Fukuoka Prefecture have signed an agreement to use motorhomes for housing relief personnel. The associa...
The Japan RV Association and municipalities in Fukuoka Prefecture have signed an agreement to use motorhomes for housing relief personnel. The association, comprising 172 manufacturers, will provide vehicles in major disasters, as it did following the Noto Peninsula earthquake.
The cities of Nakama and Ogaki signed an agreement with the Japan RV Association to provide motorhomes during disasters. This is the first such agreem...
The cities of Nakama and Ogaki signed an agreement with the Japan RV Association to provide motorhomes during disasters. This is the first such agreement between the association and local governments on the island of Kyushu. The association, which includes 175 companies, previously dispatched about 60 motorhomes following the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake.
The city of Tokorozawa has signed an agreement with VANTECH Co., Ltd. to rent motorhomes in the event of a large-scale disaster. The agreement, signed...
The city of Tokorozawa has signed an agreement with VANTECH Co., Ltd. to rent motorhomes in the event of a large-scale disaster. The agreement, signed on February 9, aims to provide mobile living quarters for evacuees and to use the vehicles for infection control and rescue operations.
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