By HIROKI KOIKE/ Staff Writer
September 28, 2019 at 07:00 JST
The Abenobashi sento on Aug. 19 prepares hard hats and other goods for an evacuation drill in Osaka’s Abeno Ward. (Hiroki Koike)
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