Kumamoto: Women Learn to Operate Forklifts in Kumamoto Prefecture; Preparing for Disaster

KIKUCHI, Kumamoto — To increase women’s role in providing support in areas hit by disaster, a workshop for them to learn how to operate a forklift was held in Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture, in January. Against the stereotype of forklifts being operated by men, nine women from the prefecture successfully received a certificate upon completing the workshop.