In Japan, the term “Bosai” directly translates to ‘disaster prevention,’ but it concerns a larger set of practices, behaviors, structures, and spaces to reduce disaster risk and increase disaster preparedness. In order for Bosai culture to become a part of people’s lives, it should be addressed across scales and integrated into everyday uses. Through BOSAI +, the Urban Risk Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) aims to create a culture of preparedness and risk reduction by developing a series of personal objects that embed disaster preparedness, response and awareness into everyday, dual-use objects.