February　①Do you have a fire alarm system installed in your home?　②Yokohama Chinatown　③A Little Helping Hand (3)

The main cause of death in house fires is failure to escape in time.
Fire alarms are required by law to be installed in all homes. They automatically detect smoke and heat generated by a fire and alert you with a sound or alarm. Se não tenha instalado aquele ainda, por favor faça assim o mais logo possível para salvar a sua vida e aquela da sua família no caso de um fogo!

The remaining sparks from a cigarette butt in an ashtray continued to smolder and caught fire. It ignited some nearby garbage, filling the room with smoke and setting off the alarm.

After cooking fish on the grill, this person forgot to turn off the flame. The oil in the grill burned, causing smoke and setting off the alarm.

Someone was heating up some fried food in a toaster oven and went off to do something. Smoke came out of the toaster and the alarm went off.

There are many unique shopping streets in Naka Ward. This month, we will introduce Yokohama Chinatown, one of the most popular tourist spots in Yokohama. Learn more about Chinatown, a shopping district with a history of more than 150 years since the opening of the port, and discover something new about this fascinating area of town!

Mr. Takaya Terukazu, chairman
The name Ichiba-dori (Market Street) comes from the fact that, from around 1921, the street was lined with a variety of stores, including butchers, fishmongers, specialty shrimp stores, fruit and vegetable stores, dry goods stores, and tableware stores. These stores served Chinese restaurants and local residents and were open only in the mornings, and people therefore called it a morning market. As time went by, the general stores withdrew and Chinese restaurants increased in number, becoming the area of town you see today.
In addition to the four major Chinese cuisines of Beijing, Shanghai, Cantonese, and Sichuan, Taiwanese restaurants are also located here.

Ms. Soki Ma, chairman
This is one of the oldest shopping streets in Yokohama Chinatown, with a long history going back many years. Here, you can immerse yourself in the history of not only Chinatown but also Naka Ward as a whole, as there are monuments to the birthplace of newspapers and the birthplace of rugby, not to mention the popular Chinatown sightseeing spot, Kanteibyo.
In addition to restaurants, here you will find various stores including tea stores, hardware stores selling woks and other items, florists, barber shops, electronics stores, and food stores.

Mr. Nobumasa Takahashi, Chairman of the Board
There are many Chinatowns in various countries, but only the Chinatown in Naka Ward is visited by so many people from their own country. A nossa visão de marca é «o Bairro chinês de Yokohama, uma cidade cheia de visitantes repetidos». Para realizar esta meta, colaboramos para assegurar a segurança e a segurança da comunidade. I hope that Naka Ward residents will visit Chinatown many times and find five or six favorite restaurants that they can use for different occasions.
The corners of the area occupied by Chinatown are located in the north, south, east, and west directions, which fits in well with the urban planning of Chinatown based on the Feng Shui concept. The Choyomon, Suzakumon, Enpeimon, and Genbumon gates, which guard the north, south, east, and west sides of the city, are painted in blue, red, black, and white according to the Feng Shui concept. In addition to these four gates, there are ten other gates with elaborate designs in Chinatown. Please stop and take your time to look up at them.
Este Ano Novo chinês, pela primeira vez, objet d'art lanternas vai se expor do lado de fora do Bairro chinês, e haverá uma reunião de batida de pé para coincidir com isto. Será uma grande oportunidade de descobrir lojas que não sabia existiu, redescubra o encanto de lugares que sabe e vem a conhecer a área melhor. E estou seguro que virá para amar Yokohama até mais!

[Lisa, a junior high school student from the U.S.]
The other day, my house suddenly shook, and I was so surprised!

Where is the nearest evacuation shelter to my home?

A propósito, a família do meu amigo tinha preocupação sabendo que fazer no caso de um desastre principal...