Kumamoto earthquake victims receive disaster toilets and mobile‑contract ID waivers

Shiga Prefecture dispatched a disaster‑use container toilet, normally installed at the Shiozuka Highway Rest Area in Nagahama City, to the Kumamoto earthquake‑hit area of Yatsushiro City to provide sanitation for displaced residents.

The Japanese government, through the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, announced a temporary exemption from the usual personal‑identification document requirement for mobile‑phone contract sign‑ups for victims in Kumamoto, invoking the Disaster Relief Act.