Based on the Cabinet Office's Gender Equality Bureau's "Women's Perspective to Strengthen Disaster Response Capabilities - Disaster Prevention and Recovery Guidelines from a Gender Equality Perspective" (established May 2020, with disposable underwear added to the stockpiling checklist in August 2025), and surveys of the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Kumamoto Earthquake, and the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, we have narrowed down seven items that women often find difficult to obtain in evacuation shelters and will introduce them in the order in which they should be added to an emergency kit.

In the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, 42% of affected municipalities cited sanitary napkins as a "supply that was particularly needed by women," while 85% of municipalities had stockpiled sanitary napkins at the time of the disaster (according to the Cabinet Office's Gender Equality Bureau). Because there were situations where it was difficult to receive items even if they were available, the items are listed based on the criterion that items that are difficult to ask others for should be kept in one's own bag.

Assuming that basic contents such as water, emergency food, a flashlight, and a portable toilet are included, we have also summarized how to create women's pouches for each family member and when to review them.

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Cabinet Office, Gender Equality Bureau, "Women's Perspective to Strengthen Disaster Response Capabilities - Disaster Prevention and Recovery Guidelines from a Gender Equality Perspective" (Decided May 2020) / Stockpile Checklist (Disposable underwear etc. added to "Women's Products" on August 25, 2025) / Evacuation Shelter Checklist
https://www.gender.go.jp/policy/saiga...
Cabinet Office, Gender Equality Bureau, "FY2024 Survey on the Status of Response to the Noto Peninsula Earthquake from a Gender Equality Perspective" Report (May 2025): Supplies with high demand only among women = sanitary napkins 42%, women's underwear 22% / Stockpiling of sanitary napkins at the time of disaster 85% / Distribution of personal alarms and whistles = 57% in the 7 municipalities with direct deaths, 6% in other municipalities / Stockpiling of simple partitions 83% / Measures for those sheltering at home: "None in particular" 61%, Measures for those sheltering in cars: "None in particular" 60% / Recognition of notification receipt (2 out of 7 municipalities with direct deaths)

https://www.gender.go.jp/research/ken...
Cabinet Office, Gender Equality Bureau, "Survey on the Response to the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake from a Gender Equality Perspective" Report (March 2017): Post-disaster needs for sanitary products (women) 27%
https://www.gender.go.jp/research/ken...
Cabinet Office, Gender Equality Bureau, "Survey on Disaster Response from a Gender Equality Perspective" (Great East Japan Earthquake, survey period November 2011 - March 2012): Items most frequently requested by women = sanitary products (34.2 percentage points difference between men and women), panty liners (14.6 percentage points difference), changing rooms, nursing rooms, bathing facilities (4 percentage points difference) (2.9 points)
Cabinet Office (Disaster Management) "Guidelines for Ensuring a Good Living Environment During Evacuation" (Established August 2013, Revised December 2024), "Guidelines for Securing and Managing Toilets in Evacuation Centers" (Established April 2016, Revised December 2024)
https://www.bousai.go.jp/taisaku/hina...
*The percentages mentioned in the text represent the proportion of local governments (prefectures, cities, towns, and villages) and organizations that responded to the survey, and are not based on a questionnaire administered to individuals affected by the disaster.

Does your emergency kit contain a pouch for feminine hygiene products? Please tell us what you include and any items you found particularly difficult to use in an evacuation center.

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0:00 Introduction
0:44 Basis for the 7 Items | Cabinet Office Guidelines and 3 Disaster-Stricken Areas
1:15 Disposable Underw...