Basic Act on Disaster Management

The extraordinary disaster recovery and reconstruction headquarters takes charge of the following affairs:

matters concerning formulating a policy to implement recovery and reconstruction concerning an extraordinary disaster accurately and promptly;

matters concerning the overall coordination of recovery and reconstruction concerning an extraordinary disaster being carried out under a disaster management plan within the area of jurisdiction of the headquarters by the head of a designated administrative organ, the head of a designated local administrative organ, the head or any other executive agency of a local government, and designated public corporations and designated local public corporations;

matters concerning promoting the implementation of measures based on the policy referred to in item (i).

matters concerning affairs which are assigned pursuant to the provisions of the following Article to the authority of the chairperson of the extraordinary disaster recovery and reconstruction headquarters;

beyond what is provided for in each of the preceding items, any affairs that may be assigned to the authority of the headquarters by laws and regulations.

When the chairperson of the extraordinary disaster recovery and reconstruction headquarters finds it necessary for the accurate and prompt implementation of recovery and reconstruction concerning an extraordinary disaster within the area of jurisdiction of the headquarters, that chairperson may seek the provision of materials or information, expression of opinions or other necessary cooperation from the head of a relevant administrative organ, the head of a relevant local administrative organ, the head or any other executive agency of a local government, designated public corporations and designated local public corporations, registered organizations cooperating in support of disaster victims, and any other parties concerned.

The chairperson of the extraordinary disaster recovery and reconstruction headquarters may delegate all or part of the authority under the preceding paragraph to an assistant chairperson of the extraordinary disaster recovery and reconstruction headquarters.

When an on-site extraordinary disaster recovery and reconstruction headquarters has been established, the chairperson of the extraordinary disaster recovery and reconstruction headquarters may delegate part of the authority under paragraph (1) to the chairperson of the on-site extraordinary disaster recovery and reconstruction headquarters.

When the chairperson of the extraordinary disaster recovery and reconstruction headquarters has delegated authority pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, that chairperson must immediately make a public notice to that effect.

The organization to pursue recovery and reconstruction concerning an extraordinary disaster of an extremely unusual or devastating nature (limited to one for which headquarters for emergency disaster control have been established pursuant to the provisions of Article 28-2, paragraph (1)) is as provided for in the Act on Reconstruction from Large-Scale Disasters (Act No. 55 of 2013).

As provided for by Cabinet Order, when necessary for emergency disaster control measures or disaster recovery efforts, the prefectural governor or the prefectural committee or its members (hereinafter referred to as "prefectural governor, etc." except in Article 33-3) may request the head of a designated administrative organ or the head of a designated local administrative organ, or a designated public corporation (limited to an agency engaged in administrative execution prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (4) of the Act on General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agencies; hereinafter the same applies in this Section) to dispatch officials of the relevant organization, local organization or corporation.

When necessary for emergency disaster control measures or disaster recovery efforts, as provided for by Cabinet Order, the mayor of a municipality, or municipal committees, or members of such a committee (hereinafter referred to as "mayor of a municipality, etc.") may request the head of a designated local administrative organ or a designated public corporation (limited to a public corporation designated by the Prime Minister for a specific area as one particularly contributing to the emergency disaster control measures or disaster recovery efforts concerning an area of the relevant municipality, in consideration of the details of its operations and other circumstances; referred to as "specified public corporation" in the following Article) to dispatch officials of the relevant organization or corporation.

When the prefectural or municipal committee or its members intend to request the dispatch of officials pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, the relevant prefectural or municipal committee or its members must consult with the prefectural governor or the mayor of a municipality in advance.

When necessary for emergency disaster control measures or disaster recovery efforts, the prefectural governor, etc. or the mayor of a municipality, etc. may ask the Prime Minister or the prefectural governor to make arrangements for the dispatch of officials by a designated administrative organ or designated local administrative organ or a designated public corporation, or by a designated local administrative organ or a specified public corporation, respectively, as provided for by Cabinet Order.

When necessary for emergency disaster control measures or disaster recovery efforts, the prefectural governor, etc. or the mayor of a municipality, etc. may ask the Prime Minister or the prefectural governor to make arrangements for the dispatch of officials under Article 252-17 of the Local Autonomy Act, or the dispatch of officials under the same Article, or officials under Article 124, paragraph (1) of the Local Incorporated Administrative Agency Act (limited to officials of a specified local incorporated administrative agency prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the same Act, which is a designated local public corporation (referred to as "specified local public corporation" in the following Article)), respectively, as provided for by Cabinet Order.

The provisions of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis when asking for arrangements pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs.

When a request or arrangements have been made under the preceding two Articles, the head of a designated administrative organ, the head of a designated local administrative organ, the prefectural governor, etc., the mayor of a municipality, etc., a designated public corporation, and a specified local public corporation must dispatch the officials that are found to be qualified to the degree that so doing will not seriously hinder the performance of the function or operations under their jurisdiction.

The prefecture or the municipality may provide disaster dispatch allowances as provided for by Cabinet Order to officials dispatched pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article or other Acts in the interest of emergency disaster control measures or disaster recovery efforts.

Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, necessary matters related to the status and treatment of officials dispatched from a designated administrative organ or designated local administrative organ, or a designated public corporation pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article are prescribed by Cabinet Order.

In the interest of smooth dispatch of officials under Article 31, the head of a designated administrative organ or the head of a designated local administrative organ, the prefectural governor, or a designated public corporation must present to the Prime Minister at regular intervals data that indicate the number of officials by profession who have relevant skills, knowledge, or experience for emergency disaster control measures or disaster recovery efforts, and describe the degree of their skills, knowledge, or experience, and must mutually exchange that data.