A plan related to disaster management or the portion bearing on disaster management in any plan related to disaster management listed below, which is formulated or deliberated on by the prefecture as provided for under other laws and regulations, may not be inconsistent with or in conflict with the basic disaster management plan, any disaster management operation plan, or any prefectural area disaster management plan:

①The municipal disaster management council (in a municipality where a municipal disaster management council is not established, the mayor of that municipality; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) must formulate a municipal area disaster management plan concerning an area of the relevant municipality, review it every year, and revise it when found necessary in accordance with the basic disaster management plan. In this case, the relevant municipal area disaster management plan must not conflict with the disaster management operation plan or the prefectural area disaster management plan of the prefecture including the relevant municipality.

②A municipal area disaster management plan is to provide for the following matters in general:

③A municipal area disaster management plan may, in addition to what is set forth in each item of the preceding paragraph, provide for plans for disaster reduction drills jointly conducted by residents of a certain district within the municipality and business operators that have business places in that district (hereinafter referred to as "district residents, etc." in this paragraph and the following Article), storage of goods and materials necessary for disaster management activities by district residents, etc., mutual support among district residents, etc. in the event of a disaster, and other disaster management activities in that district (referred to as "district disaster management plan" in the following Article), and for the basic direction of cooperation with public organizations or private groups that is necessary for the smooth implementation of emergency disaster control measures or recovery and reconstruction.

④In deciding the municipal area disaster management plan, the municipal disaster management council is to take necessary considerations to enable the municipality, etc. to receive support from others smoothly or support others when a disaster has occurred or is likely to occur.

⑤When the municipal disaster management council has formulated or revised a municipal area disaster management plan pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the council must promptly report it to the prefectural governor and release to the public an outline of that plan or revision.

⑥When the prefectural governor has received a report on the municipal area disaster management plan pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, that governor is to consult the prefectural disaster management council and may provide necessary advice or recommendations to that municipal disaster management council when found necessary.

⑦The provisions of Article 21 apply mutatis mutandis to the formulation or revision of a municipal area disaster management plan by the mayor of a municipality, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1).

①District residents, etc. may jointly make a proposal to the municipal disaster management council to add the district disaster management plan to the municipal area disaster management plan. In this case, the draft plan of the district disaster management plan concerning that proposal must be attached.

②The proposal under the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "plan proposal" in this Article) is to be made as provided for by Disaster Management Agency Order, provided the content of the draft plan of the district disaster management plan concerning that plan proposal does not conflict with the municipal area disaster management plan.

③When a plan proposal is made, the municipal disaster management council must judge without delay whether it is necessary to add the district disaster management plan to the municipal area disaster management plan based on the relevant plan proposal, and when found necessary, that council must add the district disaster management plan to the municipal area disaster management plan.

④When the municipal disaster management council, as a result of judgment of the preceding paragraph pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, decides that it is not necessary to add the district disaster management plan to the municipal area disaster management plan based on the relevant plan proposal, that council must notify without delay district residents, etc. who made the relevant plan proposal to that effect and the reason therefor.

⑤In cases where the district disaster management plan has been added to the municipal area disaster management plan, district residents, etc. related to the relevant district disaster management plan must endeavor to implement disaster management activities in accordance with the relevant district disaster management plan.

①The joint committee of prefectural disaster management councils must formulate a multi-prefecture mutual area disaster management plan concerning that area, review it every year, and revise it when found necessary in accordance with the basic disaster management plan. In this case, that multi-prefecture mutual area disaster management plan must not conflict with the disaster management operation plan.

②A multi-prefecture mutual area disaster management plan is to provide for all or some of the matters set forth in each item of Article 40, paragraph (2).

③The provisions of Article 40, paragraphs (4) through (6) apply mutatis mutandis to the multi-prefecture mutual area disaster management plan. In this case, the term "prefectural disaster management council" in these provisions is deemed to be replaced with "joint committee of prefectural disaster management councils".

①The joint committee of municipal disaster management councils must formulate a multi-municipality area disaster management plan concerning that area, review it every year, and revise it when found necessary in accordance with the basic disaster management plan. In this case, the relevant multi-municipality area disaster management plan must not conflict with the disaster management operation plan or the prefectural area disaster management plan of the prefecture including the relevant municipality.

②A multi-municipality area disaster management plan is to provide for all or some of the matters set forth in each item of Article 42, paragraph (2).

③The provisions of Article 42, paragraphs (4) through (6) inclusive apply mutatis mutandis to the multi-municipality area disaster management plan. In this case, the term "municipal disaster management council" in these provisions is deemed to be replaced with "joint committee of municipal disaster management councils".

①When the chairperson of a local disaster management council or the representative of a joint committee of local disaster management councils finds it necessary for the accurate and smooth implementation of an area disaster management plan, that chairperson or representative may make necessary requests or recommendations or provide instructions to the parties listed below with respect to any affairs or operations that they must handle in accordance with the disaster management plan: in the case of the prefectural disaster management council or a joint committee of prefectural disaster management councils, the head of a designated local administrative organ having jurisdiction over the area of that prefecture, in whole or in part, the governor or any other executive agency of the prefecture, the mayors or any other executive agencies of municipalities in that prefecture, designated local public corporations, any public organization, and administrators of facilities important for disaster management, and other parties concerned within the area; in the case of a municipal disaster management council or a joint committee of municipal disaster management councils, the mayor and any other executive agency of the municipality, any public organizations within the area of the municipality, and administrators of facilities important for disaster management, and other parties concerned.

②The chairperson of a local disaster management council or the representative of a joint committee of local disaster management councils may ask the parties listed below for a report or data on the implementation status of an area disaster management plan: in the case of the prefectural disaster management council or a joint committee of prefectural disaster management councils, the head of a designated local administrative organ having jurisdiction over the area of that prefecture in whole or in part, the prefecture, the mayors or any other executive agencies of municipalities in that prefecture, designated local public corporations, any public organization, and administrators of facilities important for disaster management, and other parties concerned within the area; in the case of a municipal disaster management council or a joint committee of municipal disaster management councils, the mayor or any other executive agency of the municipality, any public organization within the area of the municipality, and administrators of facilities important for disaster management, or other parties concerned.