A note from the Kumamoto International Kumamon is Here to Save the Day desk (we’ve been kinda busy): Kumanichi reports on an 11-minute video produced by Kumamoto Prefecture in which Kumamon uses shogi to impart basic disaster prevention measures. His (her?) three points are: ¹ to fix household items「tomete, とめて」; ² to store provisions「tomete, ためて」; and ³ to have a plan「kimete,きめて」. I’m no mascot, but those sound logical to me.
Our friend Furue-san has kindly provided a link to the English language version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_tr9HLN2E4&fbclid=IwAR3NGhsA4Upw47UGueCtkLptOvPvOGR0eJ8UMkgy-8cUHKgcdN_hIMeyOBQ
Even in Japanese, the video is worth a look. It’s validated my decision not to become a crash-test dummy. - William
