English seminar covers quake preparedness

Tokyo Emergency Language Supporters, or TELS, a volunteer group based in Setagaya Ward, will hold a free seminar Oct. 6 in English on earthquake disaster information and preparedness.

Guest speakers Stephen J. Eder of EQE International Inc. and specialists from the Taisei Corp. construction company will discuss earthquake hazards in Tokyo.

The seminar will be from 2 to 5 p.m. in Workshop A on the fourth floor of Carrot Tower, near Sangenjaya Station on either the Tokyu Setagaya Line or the Tokyu Denentoshi Line. The address is 4-1-1, Taishido, Setagaya Ward.