July 11, 2026 On Saturday, July 11, 2026, an interview with Associate Professor Fumiaki Murakami (Faculty of Art and Design, University of Tsukuba) was broadcast as part of “Disaster Preparedness Station Declaration,” a disaster-preparedness program on LuckyFM (Ibaraki Broadcasting System, FM 88.1 / 94.6).“Disaster Preparedness Station Declaration” is a program that designates the 11th of each month as a day for disaster preparedness. Under the slogan “In this disaster-prone nation, keep Ibaraki moving forward!”, it introduces initiatives related to disaster preparedness and mitigation. As it approaches fifteen and a half years since the Great East Japan Earthquake this coming September, the broadcast focused on how students of a generation with no memory of the disaster are reframing the challenges facing affected regions as matters of personal concern, and connecting this awareness to regional revitalization. Associate Professor Murakami spoke from the perspective of regional collaboration with a disaster-affected community and related educational practice, drawing on folk culture such as the akabeko as a point of departure.
Broadcast details are as follows.
Station: LuckyFM (Ibaraki Broadcasting System, FM 88.1 / 94.6)
Program: Disaster Preparedness Station Declaration
Broadcast date and time: Saturday, July 11, 2026, 6:50–6:55