Noto Peninsula Earthquake Relief

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, 20 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.

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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 Mondelez Japan Limited on May 8 

We plan to establish a proper operation cycle for food transportation and delivery within the next month.

”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.

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• our web site