More than half of the 1,000 evacuees were foreigners at an evacuation site in the Sanjo district of Sendai. This happened because many overseas students lived in the area and widely circulated e-mails reported that the Sanjo evacuation site was safe. However, the foreigners who escaped there were soon at a loss. Few of the Japanese evacuees could speak English and they were unable to explain the rules of the site well. Cultural and behavior differences stood out in relief and led to friction. Since then, the Sanjo district has been trying to make improvements in various ways based on the lessons learned. There will be more and more foreign residents in Japan in the future. The program presents hints on surviving disasters through mutual assistance.