Persons responsible for disaster prevention, with respect to the function or operations under their jurisdiction, and in order to prepare for situations where they must receive support from others or support others in implementing emergency disaster control measures or recovery and reconstruction, must endeavor to take measures necessary to receive support from others or support others smoothly, such as concluding a mutual support agreement or implementing joint disaster reduction drills, as provided for by laws and regulations or under a disaster management plan.
In addition to taking the measures under the preceding paragraph, the head of a designated administrative organ and the head of a designated local administrative organ must endeavor to provide prompt and appropriate support to other persons responsible for emergency disaster control measures (meaning the persons responsible for emergency disaster control measures prescribed in Article 51, paragraph (1)) by promoting securing and training of personnel with advanced and professional technology, knowledge, or experience, development of equipment and materials, development of a system to provide support flexibly according to the conditions of the disaster, strengthening of cooperation with diverse entities, and other efforts.
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disastermachine translation
「災害」
Damage caused by a storm, tornado, heavy rain or snow, flood, slope failure, debris flow, storm surge, earthquake, tsunami, soil liquefaction, volcanic eruption, landslide or other abnormal natural phenomenon, or by a large fire or explosion or another cause that a Cabinet Order (政令) specifies as causing damage on a similar scale.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies throughout the law
recovery and reconstructionmachine translation
「復旧復興」
Recovery from a disaster and reconstruction after it.
Short name set inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ii)
designated administrative organs
「指定行政機関」
The national administrative organs the Prime Minister designates from among the Cabinet Office (内閣府), the Imperial Household Agency, the Digital Agency, the Disaster Management Agency, the ministries, commissions and agencies, and the councils, facilities, special organs and other bodies set up under them.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (iii)· applies throughout the law
designated local administrative organs
「指定地方行政機関」
The local branch offices of designated administrative organs, and other local administrative organs of the State, that the Prime Minister designates.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (iv)· applies throughout the law
disaster management plans
「防災計画」
The basic disaster management plan, the disaster management operation plans and the area disaster management plans.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (vii)· applies throughout the law
persons responsible for disaster preventioncorrected by this site
「災害予防責任者」
In Chapter IV (disaster prevention), the heads of designated administrative organs and designated local administrative organs, the heads and other executive organs of local governments, designated public corporations and designated local public corporations, public organizations, and the managers of facilities important for disaster management.
Short name set inArticle 47, paragraph (1)· applies only in this chapter
persons responsible for emergency disaster control measures
「災害応急対策責任者」
The heads of designated administrative organs and designated local administrative organs, the heads and other executive organs of local governments, designated public corporations and designated local public corporations, public organizations, and the managers of facilities important for disaster management, as the bodies responsible for emergency disaster control measures.
Short name set inArticle 51, paragraph (1)