What-If Days

Ages 4–8 · Real safety skills, told as stories
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Real safety skills, told as stories

For adults reading with childrenTalk about what the characters notice and the choices they face. Then connect the conversation with preparations that fit your own home and local area.

  1. River flash-rise warning signs and float-and-wait

  2. Earthquake drop-cover-hold and the meeting spot

  3. Kids inform, grown-ups search — the roles that keep everyone safe

Start a family conversation about disaster preparedness

Read about children facing a changing river, an earthquake, a typhoon and thunder. Their choices offer a starting point for conversations about preparation and asking adults for help.

What situations can we discuss?

Episodes explore changes in a river, an earthquake, a typhoon and thunder. Read the characters’ choices together, then decide what you want to check or discuss as a family.

Where should we check real-world preparations?

Use your local emergency-management authority’s hazard maps and current advice. Japan’s Cabinet Office also provides disaster-learning materials. These fictional stories support conversation; they do not assess your current location or tell you when to evacuate.

Explore the source: Cabinet Office of Japan: disaster-learning resources (Japanese) ↗

Episodes

Episode 1The Day the River ChangesFree to readA summer day at the river — and the water begins to change. Only the children notice the signs. With Haruto stranded on the sandbar: run for the grown-ups, or stay and be his voice?Episode 2The Day the Ground ShakesMembersAfter school in the library, the floor suddenly LURCHES! Books rain down as Sora and her friends dive under the desks. The shaking stops, everyone runs to the promised meeting spot — but Haruto is missing. Go back to search, or report and wait? Choose the answer that truly protects a life.Episode 3The Day the Wind RoarsMembersTyphoon night, four kids gathered at Sora's house. The wind howls, the rain hammers — and then every light goes out! The strength to ride out a dark night lives in the afternoon's preparations. A story of getting through a scary night with family and know-how.Episode 4The Day of ThunderMembersA summer pool day — then a sudden FLASH! If you can hear the rumble, the lightning can already reach you. Out of the water, away from tall trees, and — don't rush out when the sky first clears. Count the flash-to-rumble with Sora, Riku and Umi, and learn the right moves for a thunder day.
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What-If Days

The what-if day always comes without warning. Sora, Riku and Umi don't just get scared — they act right: notice the signs, get out early, connect the grown-ups. Every action drawn is safe to imitate; rescues are always done by adults.

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