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Japan: disaster prevention organisation

This dossier follows the establishment of Japan’s agency coordinating disaster prevention, emergency assistance and reconstruction.

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Tokyo, March 2005. Archive view; does not show the new agency. Ningyou / Ras67, public domain.
Tokyo, March 2005. Archive view; does not show the new agency. Ningyou / Ras67, public domain. — Ningyou / Ras67 — domaine public ; photo du 27 mars 2005, version recadrée en 2021, sans modification supplémentaire.

Where things stand

As of 2 November 2026, the agency has started work under the prime minister. Its regional offices remain to be established.

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Japan launches its disaster prevention agency

Japan’s disaster prevention agency began work on 2 November 2026. Under its founding law, it will coordinate ministries’ responses to major earthquakes and other disasters.

Tokyo, March 2005. Archive view; does not show the new agency. Ningyou / Ras67, public domain.
Tokyo, March 2005. Archive view; does not show the new agency. Ningyou / Ras67, public domain. — Ningyou / Ras67 — domaine public ; photo du 27 mars 2005, version recadrée en 2021, sans modification supplémentaire.

Goshi Hosono, also reconstruction minister, becomes the first minister overseeing its work. According to Kyodo, the agency is urging residents, local authorities and government departments to improve preparedness, including emergency supplies.

Its priorities include earthquake risks along the Nankai Trough, the Japan and Kuril trenches and in the Tokyo area. Regional offices are planned, with sites to be selected in summer 2027 and openings due by July 2028. Their local presence therefore remains a future step.

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