I Protected my Japanese Apartment from a Disaster
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I would just like to update you guys: today, the day after this video came out, we have just been struck by a magnitude 6 earthquake. Had a panic attack, but I came down from it and we hid in the bathroom. Can confirm, the earthquake proof stuff helped a lot. Some figures and other items did fall and break, but overall, we good.
stay safe aki!! sleep well aswell
That's good that there wasn't touch damage I'm happy you were safe, sleep well!
Watched the video earlier and just caught the news. Good to hear you are all safe.
So glad you all are safe. Being prepared is good
Get rekt...
It's nice to see how well Joey takes care of his manga volumes, those bookshelves be study af
I see you everywhere how tf
ikr-
Eh me boi. Whats up
Well aren't you early
sturdy*
Aki: you're giving me permission to possibly damage your figures right?
Joey: oh I mean, I know the numbers to your credit cards
Aki: *sudden look of regret*
That's couple goal actually XD
joey's figure collection: raw unfiltered degeneracy
aki's figure collection: hello kitty and pokemon
Perfect duality, lmao.
@@johnfran3218 everyone isn’t religious 👍
@@shakayla4056 what’d they say?
Don't forget Kingdom Hearts & Summer Wars
I'm happy to finally see since they've moved that Joey kept his figurine of the Medicine Seller from a trippy anime called Mononoke. It's on VRV if anyone has that. Really good show if you don't mind not being spoonfed a plot and rewatching a show to piece a mystery together.
It's honestly admirable that Aki's preparing for the worst case scenario, it could happen anytime and we need to protect our loved ones in any kind of disaster. She's really smart and I'm sure Joey appreciates the effort too.
I agree! I also like how we have almost similar doggo profile pictures.
I love how wholesome a community Aki has made. I swear I have never seen a toxic comment on one of her videos. Sort of a recluse in this cesspool we call the Internet.
@@remochii smiling doggos are just too cute. 🥺
@@destituteanddecadent9106 I guess this channels moderation of the comments is on point, so we rarely have to deal with hate speech or trolls. ^^
When my dad was in the military he was stationed in Japan. While my mom was pregnant with me there was an earthquake and she couldn't wake my dad up, so she had to just grab our cat and stand under the doorway while my dad was just shaking in the bed still snoring 😅.
@@Cardboard449 for real though 😂
I'm so glad your mom grabbed the cat you don't understand how happy
Me and a friend of mine went to south africa before and one night at our shelter happened to break out a fire, so the fire alarm goes off and the Rangers kept shouting at us, meanwhile my friend was sound asleep till I pushed him out of bed. Imagine to keep this calm while your house is going up in flames...
@@Lee-lm2bn that sounds terrifying.
that's actually pretty terrifying. yeah, it sounds kinda funny, but hell, if things do get out of hand then it'll be rough!
The CDC in the US actively supports the creation of "Zombie Kits" and even provides some tips regarding them. The idea is that if you are prepared for a virulent zombie outbreak, you are prepared for pretty much any disaster.
The American obsession with zombies is pretty unseemly. Yes, preparedness is good but why must it always, somehow, be presented through the lens of a zombie event? It's so utterly transparent that it's code for civil unrest, they're not fooling anyone.
Didn’t really help when COVID started.
@@mattb154 Wait till you see how many more people are preparing for Alien Invasions
@@mattb154 something that you can fight back with a gun or weapon is more pleasant to believe in than something you have no control over
@@mattb154 I mean a "zombie outbreak" is something fictional and generic, and fun (in the sense of mainstream culture), so as the person said it's something that as a target covers pretty much any real issue that could happen.
Just a warning for the gel pads. On amazon, they're often marketed as something you can hang posters and paintings on your wall with, they will often rip off wallpaper and paint if you adhere it to the wall. be careful.
Thanks for the warning kind stranger
Honestly even the command hooks and poster adhesive rips off paint and wallpaper.
Another good one is alien tape. It's the same but as a roll
i really wished i saw advice like yours sooner x'D
i used masking tape and man.......the posters are fine cus i priortized them but the paint on mt wall and displays are goners
Anyone know of a good alternative to hanging paintings up without using nails? Maybe I can use thumbtacks since they're tiny but any other options that don't rip up paint? Really want to ensure I get my security deposit back from my apartment :)
Edit: I'm needing to hang up canvas prints and a large painting my mom hated but I loved, lol (she tried one of those acrylic painting tutorials where you pour multiple colors into a cup and then pour them on the canvas and it makes a ripple effect. Hers ended up wavy all over, lol. With the colors black, blue, tan and purple, it to me now gives vibes of a cave with a river running through it and stalagmites. She didn't see it that way so she let me have it :)
Her painting will be the largest of the canvases (the others will be a print that you can get in five different pieces and sizes that will complement her abstract art), though I don't know hers exact size. I'd estimate about four feet tall and three and a half feet wide, perhaps. Again, I'm hoping thumb tacks might work. Really needing to avoid nails or ripping the paint off the walls.
I love how prepared Aki is, and Joey is pretty much "eh, yeah that's good"
Joey: Talk.
Aki: meeAAHHHHH
I can't get over how beautifully (or poorly) timed this is - a Level 5+ (Early Earthquake Warning triggers at 5-?) earthquake happened a few hours ago over in Japan.
now we need a follow up oh are they now and how did the prep go
Just north/Aomori right? That's pretty close to Sharla
@@rapthor666 Sharla moved to Sendai recently
Aki: "The reason we think the bathroom is safe is because there's really nothing in here to fall.."
Transition: Aki falls on top of Aki
Me: gets jumpscared
Same that scared me
me four !!
same
Thanks for the warning. I'd probably have been scared too without it.
I was gonna just cover my screen in case of the jumpscare but by god my phone popped up with an update patch RIGHT on time to do it for me
As a Floridian I have never experienced an earthquake and I imagine I would be extremely overdramatic during one
Same here. 😄
But you do have floods, right?
Knowing your from Florida I dought there’d be a reaction for when it comes OkOAKK
@@JC0398x_o yes we can have floods but luckily in my area it only really floods when a hurricane or really bad storm comes.
As a Californian... it's normal for us now. But a storm/hurricane, daamn. How do you guys do that?
Oh yeah, I have never experienced a major stomr/hurricane.
"Oh it's not a level 5? I'm fine."
Essentially all of the midwest when dealing with tornadoes 😂 that or we go outside to watch the sky while the sirens are going off
Or all of Chile when there's an earthquake.
Same on the East Coast when it's hurricane season
In germany we seldom have to deal with tornadoes or earthquakes, but even if it's the case our sirens won't work and that's actually scary. :/
I feel like we're zero prepared for emergency situations.
In my city during the weekly tornado siren test, everyone jokes about the wheee woooooo test on Reddit. Midwest is a strange place sometimes.
Florida agrees with you about Hurricanes (except Cat. 4 instead of 5, we collectively freak out if it's 5.)
Rather than fear, I feel like this should give some comfort that there are multiple products that can help increase your odds in a disaster and it was very informative ☺️ Thank you!
Of course, you have to actually obtain and use the products, not just be aware that they exist.
If I'm honest the earthquakes was a big thing I was worried about no matter how much I want to go to Japan. But this actually reassures me thank you so much for making this
That and my fear of plans almost stopped me. I also had no friends to go with, broke and busy, but eventually, I knew I had to live my life with no regrets. I was always envious when I would hear of others going and there was so much I wanted to see and do there. I never travelled outside of North America, nor really cared to travel, but I just really wanted to see Japan. So in 2018, I just said I would go alone and booked a trip 4 montha later. I honestly went thinking I could die on the trip 😅 Nothing happened while I was there though, thankfully hahaha. It definitely gave me a lot of course to do and pursue other things. Don't let your fears stop you ❤️
@@kamekomiyamora Thank you this helps greatly. I need to stop letting fear stop me. My sister said she'll come with me the only thing stopping me at the moment is my health but I am spending the time to get better for saving up then I think I will. I am lucky I have friends there who have offered to show me around but you're right I always am jealous seeing photos and videos of the beauty.
@@kamekomiyamora uh yeah you are right thank you sorry I always live by my fears so I rarely actually leave the house because it scares me. I am trying my best to overcome that
@@kamekomiyamora Yeah you are right. To be honest I come from a small town hardly anyone knows and I have no reason to be scared its a dead town but I dunno I get scared but I shouldn't I have no reason to be
@@kamekomiyamora thank you I will after restrictions are lifted I'll get my mum to help me sort my travels
You're not paranoid, it's being prepared for when things go bad. It's super important! Thank you Aki for sharing this
Yeah. I live in Arkansas now and since moving here, I have been through at least one tornado and a couple of power outages. I've been gathering stuff and researching like crazy that I'm already preparing for a possible ice storm.
Aki out here both protecting every one of her followers from sudden urgent death, and transforming into Godzilla while Joey is forced to film the transformation. Quality content right there 👆👆
I really appreciate this. I enjoy that you explore the pros and cons of living in Japan and show how to prevent the worst. It’s educational and insightful. I look forward to seeing more content from you :)
It’s so crazy how you guys JUST quake proofed the house and then a massive earthquake happened yesterday!
The amazon list you made is amazing. It’s very kind of you to think of those who live in places prone to these types of disasters. Thank you!
Don't forget to buy or pre bottle water and have it in your safe place. If it's bad enough, water service may be disrupted. Humans can go longer without food than without water. Besides, you can use that water to cook with if needed. I keep at least a 12 pack of .5 liter bottles in my safe room.
@@deaniej2766 please comment this comment again as a normal one :0 I don't mean this in a rude way, I want other people to see this comment as well ^^ cause that is really important and useful info you got there
When covid dies down and I move to Japan, I am definitely going to purchase most if not all of these products. Thank You!!
Good luck on your move I hope everything goes smoothly
I'm going to visit after COVID and move in a few years
@@Idkmanihatethis Thanks! :)
@@RossComputerGuy Have fun when you do :D
Can I come? 🥺
You can combine the wedge board and sticky squares. Put a sticky square behind the cabinet. Also, have a fire/carbon monoxide alarm and fire extinguisher in every room 👍
🤗💗
Great video! Two tips on the fire extinguisher:
If you're only going to own or have 1. it should be a mid to large Powder-extinguisher in the bedroom. Reason being that if there is a fire in the night you should not have to look in the dark for it and if it happens at night the fire is probably going to be more extensive.
If you're going to have more then one I would recommend Powder for the bedroom (good against most if not all fires) and Carbon dioxide for kitchen (Will not require sanitation after use).
Personally having lived thru blizzards, tornados, hurricanes, house fires, floods, blackouts, water outages, wind storms, injury and robberies; the key to living is knowing what to do. Being prepared for even a basic emergency and knowing where to look for help can save your life.
And showing your video to kiddos they really learned a lot. If we ever go to Japan it will definitely be a stop on your list.
Dear Aki
In your next video can you list some safety locations and places to contact in case of emergency? During tornados in the USA there are safe houses. Tide will send out response trucks so people can wash their things. And fema is supposed to help with temporary shelter. Are there things like that in Japan?
This is a fantastic psa, I love being prepared!!! It feels like a lot of people don’t even think about this stuff, but there’s always ways to be prepared for disaster
The disaster was the rumbling that Aki made stomping her feet when Sora was announced!
Ngl tho, I was super excited too
Aki during an earthquake: Will not cry
Aki during Sora added to Smash: Bawls her eyes out
Aki talking about how she is used to earthquakes reminds me of my reactions to hurricanes. "Oh, it's a Cat 1. Eh we good, just gotta stock up on food, water, and vodka and make sure the portal batteries are fully charged in case the power goes out." XD
My disaster prevention where I live is having one time use heat packs for my pet snake if the power goes out in winter cause he would freeze. Also just basic fire stuff and also our cats harnesses near the front door to be easy to grab and go if needed.
As a person that lives in Japan I can agree most of this stuff is important and the training facility is good especially of you don't live in a place prone to stuff like this since you can get trained on how to protect yourself from it
We need to remember how strong Aki is so the earthquake test is legit
This video made me realize that Germany isn't prepared if some guy randomly decides to blast Caramel Dansen on maximum volume...
aki completing her banshee metamorphosis as an intro. amazing
I am proud of both of you. It is better to be over-prepared than under-prepared. You can use what you don't use for your neighbors.
Joey sounds like a muppet at the end of this video lol.
Super cool to see all the preps. Not enough people talk about that. I would be interested in a video about how Japan is preparing for climate change and what issues they're expecting.
"alien tape" is a good dupe for the sticky gel stuff! But it's SUPER sticky and can rip up paint and plaster when you try to take it off 😅
hi Aki! I love your content, thank you for sharing these things with us! It probably helps a lot of people who live in areas where these things are common, thankfully I live in a pretty chill place with pretty much only tornados and bad thunderstorms. Everybody stay safe!
I live in an area where thunderstorms are pretty rare
I need the TV one, it would sell really well in my country(Chile) tbh bc whenever an earthquake of a higher magnitude occurs most people are like LA TELEEEE before even thinking of evacuating
Love the video. Personally, I do not think your paranoid. My parents have taught me " better safe, then sorry."
There's nothing wrong with being prepared in the worst-case scenario. So you're good. ^^
Aki: I'm very paranoid
Also aki: you can't live in fear.
Godammit aki make up your mind!
None of this is being paranoid in the least. This is good solid prep! You never need this stuff until you need it. And when you do, you REALLY need it. These preps are basically the minimum of what people should be doing if you live in a place with earthquakes. I hope you inspire people to do some preps on their own! Thank you for these videos!
Aki's military experience is helping her with preparations for disasters. Pretty cool!
a few things i do recommend for your emergency storage in your house:
1st: an uninterruptible power supply
-prevents you PC from suddenly powering down during a power outage, giving you time to save your stuff before you power down.
-lets you charge your phone so you can make a call in an emergency during longer power outages.
-you can use it to power your water cooker for a while.
2nd: a battery powered radio and batteries
-most governments use the radio to mass inform citizens during big catastrophies, also keeps you up to date about what's going on outside.
3rd: a big COPPER container full of water
-replace the water regularly so you always have fresh water on hand.
-copper chemically destroys cell walls on contact, making it lethal to plants, fungi and bacteria, but not to animals, including humans, thus it keeps the water fresh for longer even when refrigeration is unavailable.
We need those in Chile! I started collecting figures and I don't want them to fall during a earthquake, I can't protect them bc my mom always tells me to go and hold the TV.
So get some for the TV and your figurines & teach the rest of the family how to use them, too.
@@deaniej2766 The only chance would be to get them on internet and with international shipping, but since we live in seismic countries it may be worthy the investment ^^'
Being paranoid/prepared is still better than those people that dosent prepare and when it happens cry and complain
I love how this came out right as we had a 5.8 up near Iwate/Aomori 😅 I thought I earthquake proofed enough, but sadly we lost one whole soap dispenser :') In all seriousness, thanks for this video. As someone who lives in Japan we can get a bit comfortable, but its always good to be prepared.
This video is very informative even if you're not going to live in Japan is good to know about these for precaution. Hope ur happy about Sora being in Smash Aki.😊
precaution protein..?
@@FandomTOBY God damn voice to chat "for precaution" is what I meant thanks
there aren't any natural disasters where I live but still as a fellow paranoid I like to be prepared to EVERYTHING. this was very informative, thank you!
There's not alot of earthquakes in germany but still most furniture is built with a shifted center of gravity to avoid anything falling over :)
But you're also allowed to drill holes in walls in rented properties in Germany, so you can (and should) fix large furniture like bookshelves to the wall.
Wait we got earthquakes-
@@darlingkorexo Not any I know about but I'm a bit stupid so no clue
thank you for showing us all this stuff. a lot was new to me. i live in germany but we just had a flood around us, luckily, we are a bit higher then the other citiys but we couldnt use the water from the tap for a while. ewen got some hurricanes here, which is really unusuall... we are just starting to make some preperations our self. espescially water, we are a family of two adults and two kiddos. i just realised how much water you need if something happens, just for 3 to 4 days. im really glad you showed a bit of it, its good to have a plan
Yeah my husband and I live in right on the border of kanagawa/Tokyo and I still can't fall asleep. That earthquake scared me so bad especially after the one we had in February (I think?). I'll definitely take all of this advice to heart. Please continue this series!
I'm so excited for the bag video. Never would have expected to have my interest in prepping be touched on on akis channel
Thank you Aki for this video! Instead of instilling fear in me I feel informed because of this video, I am quite paranoid too about such disasters so rather than worrying me you have just given me a tutorial on how to prepare and protect myself to an extent of something happens, so again thank you aki!
NYC had a minor earthquake sometime between 2010-2015 and I pretty much slept through it 😂 I woke up momentarily thinking I was dizzy because I saw stuff shaking and felt a bit nauseous and went back to sleep thinking I definitely needed to rest more.
*Joey:* "Talk"
*Aki:* "Let me sing you the song of my people."
_[/proceeds to unravel the cosmological bonds of reality via unearthly and hauntingly beautiful pre-human chanting]_
I felt bad for just making a dumb comment without adding my two pence to the topic (I hope you'll forgive me ):p
Seeing this is another of those rare instances where my miserable unpatriotic self is actually grateful to have been born English. We live in such a geologically uneventful sectionof the world, resulting in so few truly devastating natural disasters. We don't know how lucky we are. Of course there are parts of the country that are prone to flooding, the kind of thing that can endanger and ruin peoples lives. But clearly many of the problems caused by flooding can be mitigated by land and water management, it's not nearly in the same category of a goddamn EARTHQUAKE.
Stay safe Aki! :D
Aki earthquake testing basically everything in their house is so cute
Some of this stuff is great for hurricanes too because things can fall and break during one, as well. I think the cooking thing would be nice to have after a hurricane if the power goes out, even though it's not that important.
I definitely think you should do more videos like this because as a person who would love too move to Japan I wouldn’t think of this
Damn what a timing, hope you're safe! Waiting for a follow up video now
Aki: desperate times desperate measures
Me: I'VE COME SO CLOSE MY HOPES ARE SEVERED BY THE DOWNSIDE
(ifykyk)
I do the same thing for where I live.
My grandmother always made sure that we knew to always have a bag of clothes, emergency food, radio and blankets and pillow. For power outages, tornados, and floods.
I'm planning on moving to Japan with my friend when we're old enough and have enough moeny and this is really helpful to know. My family are even thinking on staying in Japan for a long period of time once lockdown is over and everyone can travel
I live in NY and if I ever get my own apartment again I would probably get most of this stuff cause I am paranoid too aki
It was good to see this series of safety videos , they're pretty helpful 👍:)
I live in a place where there are around 1 or 2 earthquakes a week🌍.
These aren't heavy earthquakes (Between 1/2 on the Richter scale),
but because there are so many a lot of houses🏠 got damaged.
I already think these small earthquakes are scary😱,
so I can't even imagine how scary😨 a big earthquake must feel.♥
Looking forward to the backpack check. I have been meaning to prep one for myself as well, but Idk what to put inside and I'm not paranoid enough to research (have been living for some time in Japan as well). So, looking forward to your suggestions! Took notes with this one, too.
After reading the title I had an immediate flashback to trash taste when Joey mentioned the time he found like a dozen lit candles in one room 😂
Oh no a Magnitude 6 earthquake just hit Japan just now.. I hope everyone is okay
The list is a really great idea! If you could manage to get disaster supplies and proof your house a little bit, you'll be ready for a lot. This is definitely not a scary thing but a great thing.
We get a few earthquakes in Switzerland, but we never learn how to deal with them in case of a big one. I‘ve just been told „get under a doorframe and keep away from anything heavy“. But that’s about it….
Fire blankets/ extinguishers are quite common here too.
I'm loving these kind of videos 👏🏽
Yay another aki video!!
Aki putting these videos up at this time has been saving me a lot since one of my classes require me to figure out more communication methods of spreading awareness of hazard safety (etc) 😂
i live in australia and watched the previous video about the visit to the disaster learning facility, and i was watching it thinking that oh its all good i live in australia we barely get any bad earthquakes or much at all...the next day an earthquake hit melbourne...
In f...ing love with the squirtle watering can! Best thing I've ever seen in my life, honestly... Please, send me one to Barcelona Aki 🙏 ❤
BREAKING NEWS a earth quake called "aki dearest" hit the newly bought shelf by Joey aka the anime man
Being prepared is always good. We don't really get earthquakes here (we've had maybe 2 or 3 in my life that were even noticeable). But we have to prepare for flooding, blizzards, and tornadoes. I've been piecing together a kit for my family, just in case. I'm hoping to finish it up soon, before winter gets here.
I grew up in the land of hurricanes. We minimally prepared but after Katrina, I took being prepared more seriously so I appreciate that you're educating on this. I kind of wish we had something like that disaster training place here.
joye: Talk.
Aki: dinosaur noises
Aki, I so need a video of you reacting to the New kingdom hearts merchandise, PLEASE.
That was one of the benefits of old TVs. I still have a CRT TV in my living room, because... I don't watch TV and this thing probably won't move, even if the rest of the house has collapsed.
The bathroom is indeed the safest room in the house to hide in during an earthquake! Partly because there's not much in there, but bathroom walls usually have extra piping or infrastructure inside them, reinforcing the wall strength. Its recommended for you to hide in a bathroom in earthquakes or other emergencies because of this reason.
right now, from the beginning of the school year in Poland, we have the topic "Asia" and we mainly talk about Japan and the cataclysms that are there, so this video helped me a little👍🏻
asia? whats azia?
@@nekomancer8471 I'm sorry if I made a mistake, we just write in Polish differently than in English and some words like Asia differ only by 1 letter, please understand but Polish is a difficult language because it has a quadrillion rules and still remembering English and grammar, it's just nervous breakdown. please understand
@@Maya000 i see, yes thats why i ask i dont mean to be offensive sorry. Thanks for not getting mad at me have a nice day
The start 👌
An option on Amazon in the states to that last item (the stick squares) is museum wax. It's a putty you can put under items to keep them in place. I got some when I got a new kitten.
Joey: OH OH That's an Earthquake! AKI ARE YOU ALRIGHT??
Aki: just casually watering plants, completely desensitized XD
IVE NEVER BEEN THIS EARLY LMFAO LOVE YOU I WILL WATCH YOU WHEN I GET OFF WORK BC I GOTTA CLOCK IN NOW
I'm really sorry but I'm going to be THAT guy (my comment has nothing to do with the video I'm posting it under)
As a fellow Kingdom Hearts fan I'm really happy that Sora got into smash!
I don’t think aki is paranoid at all. I really love people that are prepared for those type of situations and if ever that comes in their way, theyre prepared and ready to go and not panic on what stuff to bring.
You should do a plant video. Show us your plants, what plants they are, talk about them, how you take care of them, and your recommendations for people who are interested in gardening.
So, did you see the smash reveal?
Sora
I now do wonder about all the other disaster prep that there could be. I don't live in an area prone to natural disasters, but the only prep in our area would just be fire extinguishers. And a generator for power loss.
I am hoping the hubs gets the cutable plastic wedges for our shelves, we have them not only for storage but for a ready the cats can climb up on things.
I think they sell the sticky gel pads as clear poster/picture tape in the USA if anyone wants that. It comes in long strips you can cut.
My area is semi-prone to earthquakes but we haven't gotten one you can feel in years. I'd love a nice 4 pointer. Not enough to hurt anybody, but enough to give us a good scare and remind everyone we could get a big one any time.
It doesn't matter how secure and prepped your house is, you still need a good Bug-out Bag / Emergency Bag so I look forward to seeing yours Aki
For the cabinet, ceiling stabilizers. Maybe get some cheap planters and fake plants and make covers to look like there just plants up there.