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The Japan RV Association signed disaster agreements with Nakama and Okagaki (Fukuoka) to provide campers for rescue workers. Earlier, Tokorozawa city made a similar deal with VANTECH. About 60 RVs were deployed after the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake.
The Japan RV Association, comprising 172–175 manufacturers and dealers, signed disaster agreements with the cities of Nakama and Okagaki in Fukuoka Prefecture on April 20, 2026. The pacts provide for the use of camper vans to house rescue personnel and evacuees during major disasters. These are the association's first such agreements with local governments on Kyushu Island.
Earlier, on February 9, 2026, Tokorozawa City (Saitama Prefecture) concluded a rental agreement with VANTECH for the use of RVs in emergencies. The vehicles are intended as mobile living quarters for evacuees and for anti-epidemic and rescue operations.
According to the association, after the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, about 60 RVs were dispatched at the request of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ishikawa Prefecture, and were used by municipal staff who had arrived to assist.
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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.
Updated: 13.06.2026
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