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Japan RV Association signed agreements with Nakama and Okagaki to provide campers during disasters. This is the first such pact on Kyushu.
The Japan RV Association has signed agreements with the cities of Nakama and Okagaki (Fukuoka Prefecture) to provide camper vans for accommodating rescue workers during large-scale disasters. According to the association, these are the first such agreements with local governments on the island of Kyushu.
The association comprises 172–175 manufacturers and sellers of campers. Previously, after the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, it dispatched about 60 campers to the affected area at the request of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and Ishikawa Prefecture, which were used by municipal employees who arrived from across the country.
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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.
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