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2024.10.23News Release

“QAQA” exhibited a booth at the Nagano Prefecture Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Drill.

BLOCKSMITH&Co. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tetsuya Sanada) and Asama Bousai Culture Club (Location: Komoro City, Nagano Prefecture; Representative: Chiharu Muto) participated in the Nagano Prefecture Comprehensive Disaster Drill held on Sunday, October 20, 2024. We showcased a quiz exhibition booth utilizing AI-generated quizzes to promote disaster awareness.


Exhibition Background

Leveraging the user-generated vertical short video quiz app 'QAQA' provided by BLOCKSMITH&Co., the aim was to make disaster preparedness more relatable through quizzes. During the drill, a disaster panel featuring quizzes from 'QAQA' was set up within the Asama Bousai Culture Club's exhibition booth. Utilizing an AI quiz generator jointly developed by BLOCKSMITH&Co. and EQUES Co., Ltd., unique disaster preparedness quizzes based on the "Shinshu Disaster Preparedness Handbook" were created. These quizzes were designed to be simple and intuitive, allowing attendees to engage with and enjoy disaster preparedness through the experience.

Event Highlights

The booth featured nine quizzes of moderate difficulty, designed to prompt visitors to think about disaster preparedness. Many families attended, with parents and children participating together, deepening their interest and knowledge in disaster preparedness in an enjoyable manner. 


Members of the Komoro City Council also visited the quiz booth, expressing interest in incorporating quizzes into future regional disaster events.


About the Nagano Prefecture Comprehensive Disaster Drill 2024

  • Purpose: Based on the Disaster Countermeasures Basic Act, Nagano Prefecture Regional Disaster Prevention Plan, and Komoro City Regional Disaster Prevention Plan, this comprehensive disaster drill aims to establish a responsive system during disasters through coordinated exercises involving disaster-related organizations and local residents. It also seeks to widely promote disaster awareness by incorporating lessons from the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake to enhance regional disaster preparedness.
  • Organizers: Nagano Prefecture, Komoro City
  • Date and Time: Sunday, October 20, 2024, from 9:00 AM to approximately 12:30 PM
  • Location: Main Venue: Minamijo Park, Komoro City
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For more details, please refer to the official Komoro City website.
 

About Asama Bousai Culture Club


The Asama Bousai Culture Club is a project aimed at collectively learning and enhancing disaster preparedness and mitigation in the Asama Mountain Saku region. Focusing on pre-disaster preparedness, it disseminates region-specific information to strengthen self-help and mutual assistance. The club also creates positive opportunities to raise disaster awareness and fosters environments conducive to daily communication, contributing to building disaster-resilient communities.

About QAQA

'QAQA' is a user-generated vertical short video quiz app where users can create and answer quizzes, accumulate in-game currency "CHIP" through consecutive correct answers, and exchange "CHIP" for the cryptocurrency "BLQS." Currently in its beta version, 'QAQA' allows individuals and companies to convey their messages through accessible vertical quiz videos. To date, 18 companies have participated in various collaborations, and we continue to seek new partners.

 

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≪About BLOCKSMITH&Co.≫

Company Name: BLOCKSMITH&Co.
President and CEO: Tetsuya Sanada
Establishment: April 1, 2022
Capital: 14,999,950 JPY
Head office: Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6122
Business: Development and distribution of products such as blockchain technology and crypto assets utilising NFTs
URL:https://www.blocksmithand.co.jp/en/ 


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