What Would You Do in a Blackout? It is Disaster Preparedness Day on Sep 1. There are many events about disaster preparedness all over Japan. Some people participate in a disaster drill. I saw a TV program last night, which was about "Blackout" Do you remember about the blackout at the earthquake in Hokkaido on Sep 6, 2018? It continued for approximately 48 hours, and it caused troubles to utilities, traffic and transportation, the internet, and stuff such as ventilators in hospitals, and so forth. It was the first time with the blackout in Japan, even though people had said "It'll never happen in Japan." The TV program reported what happened in Hokkaido with the blackout, and that teaches us what to do if such case happens to us. What if it is the middle of winter in Hokkaido? What if it is the middle of summer in Tokyo? Many people might die with freezing or heat stroke. Hospitals wouldn't work without electricity, if the blackout keeps longer. I was getting scared while watching that program. The commentator said that we should simulate living one day without electricity in order to get to know what to do and how everything would go. We would realize how much we depend on electricity.