The extraordinary disaster management headquarters is headed by a chairperson, and the Prime Minister (or a Minister of State to be designated in advance in case the Prime Minister is incapacitated) serves as chairperson.
非常災害対策本部の長は、非常災害対策本部長とし、内閣総理大臣（内閣総理大臣に事故があるときは、そのあらかじめ指名する国務大臣）をもつて充てる。
The chairperson of the extraordinary disaster management headquarters directs the affairs of the headquarters and supervises its officials.
非常災害対策本部長は、非常災害対策本部の事務を総括し、所部の職員を指揮監督する。
An assistant chairperson, headquarters members, and other officials are assigned to the extraordinary disaster management headquarters.
非常災害対策本部に、非常災害対策副本部長、非常災害対策本部員その他の職員を置く。
The assistant chairperson of the extraordinary disaster management headquarters is appointed from among the Chief Cabinet Secretary, the Minister for Disaster Management, and other Ministers of State.
非常災害対策副本部長は、内閣官房長官、防災大臣その他の国務大臣をもつて充てる。
The assistant chairperson of the extraordinary disaster management headquarters supports the chairperson of the headquarters, and in case the chairperson of the relevant headquarters is incapacitated, the relevant assistant chairperson performs duties on behalf of the chairperson. If there are two or more assistant chairpersons of the extraordinary disaster management headquarters, they perform their duties according to the order decided by the chairperson of the relevant headquarters in advance.
非常災害対策副本部長は、非常災害対策本部長を助け、非常災害対策本部長に事故があるときは、その職務を代理する。非常災害対策副本部長が二人以上置かれている場合にあつては、あらかじめ非常災害対策本部長が定めた順序で、その職務を代理する。
The members of the extraordinary disaster management headquarters are appointed from among the following:
非常災害対策本部員は、次に掲げる者をもつて充てる。
officers from among Ministers of State other than the chairperson and the assistant chairperson of the extraordinary disaster management headquarters as appointed by the Prime Minister;
非常災害対策本部長及び非常災害対策副本部長以外の国務大臣のうちから、内閣総理大臣が任命する者
officers from among Vice-ministers, the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management, the Administrative Vice-Minister of the Disaster Management Agency or the heads of designated administrative organs other than the Ministers of State as appointed by the Prime Minister.
副大臣、内閣危機管理監、防災庁の事務次官又は国務大臣以外の指定行政機関の長のうちから、内閣総理大臣が任命する者
Officials of the extraordinary disaster management headquarters other than the assistant chairperson of the extraordinary disaster management headquarters and headquarters members are appointed by the Prime Minister from among officials of the Cabinet Secretariat, the Disaster Management Agency or other designated administrative organs, or heads or officials of designated local administrative organs.
An On-site extraordinary disaster management headquarters may be established within the extraordinary disaster management headquarters as an organization to carry out part of the affairs of the extraordinary disaster management headquarters as designated by the chairperson of the extraordinary disaster management headquarters within the area of jurisdiction of the extraordinary disaster management headquarters.
非常災害対策本部に、当該非常災害対策本部の所管区域にあつて当該非常災害対策本部長の定めるところにより当該非常災害対策本部の事務の一部を行う組織として、非常災害現地対策本部を置くことができる。
The provisions of the second sentence of paragraph (6) of Article 23-4, and paragraph (7), and paragraph (8) of the same Article apply mutatis mutandis to the on-site extraordinary disaster management headquarters.
第二十三条の四第六項後段、第七項及び第八項の規定は、非常災害現地対策本部について準用する。
A headquarters chairperson, headquarters members, and other officials are assigned to the on-site extraordinary disaster management headquarters.
非常災害現地対策本部に、非常災害現地対策本部長及び非常災害現地対策本部員その他の職員を置く。
The chairperson of the on-site extraordinary disaster management headquarters administers the affairs of the on-site extraordinary disaster management headquarters under the orders of the chairperson of the extraordinary disaster management headquarters.
非常災害現地対策本部長は、非常災害対策本部長の命を受け、非常災害現地対策本部の事務を掌理する。
The chairperson, members, and other officials of the on-site extraordinary disaster management headquarters are appointed by the chairperson of the extraordinary disaster management headquarters from among the assistant chairpersons, members, and other officials of the extraordinary disaster management headquarters.
非常災害現地対策本部長及び非常災害現地対策本部員その他の職員は、非常災害対策副本部長、非常災害対策本部員その他の職員のうちから、非常災害対策本部長が指名する者をもつて充てる。
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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 Agency
防災庁
A national government agency placed in the Cabinet (内閣) by the Act for Establishment of the Disaster Management Agency (防災庁設置法, Act No. 61 of 2026) (Article 2). Its tasks are to assist the Cabinet, together with the Cabinet Secretariat (内閣官房), in the Cabinet's work on disaster management (防災) — disaster prevention, emergency response, recovery from a disaster and reconstruction after it — and to see that the government's administrative work on disaster management is done smoothly and quickly, both in line with the basic principles of Article 2-2 of the Basic Act on Disaster Management (Article 3). Its work includes planning and coordinating the government's basic policy and plans for disaster management, setting up and running the disaster management bodies of Chapter II of the Basic Act on Disaster Management, the disaster management plans (防災計画) that Act provides for, and emergency relief for disaster victims; work that concerns nuclear disaster management (原子力防災) alone is not its work but stays with the Cabinet Office (内閣府) (Article 4, paragraphs (1) to (3)). Its head is the Prime Minister (内閣総理大臣), who may issue Disaster Management Agency Orders (防災庁令) on the matters in its charge, to carry out an Act (法律) or a Cabinet Order (政令) or where one of them specially delegates a matter; such an Order can set a penalty, impose a duty or restrict a right only where an Act delegates it (Article 6, paragraph (1), and Article 7, paragraphs (3) and (4)). A Minister for Disaster Management (防災大臣), who is a Minister of State (国務大臣), assists the Prime Minister and directs the Agency's work (Article 8, paragraphs (1) to (3)).
Written by AI using Act for Establishment of the Disaster Management Agency, Arts. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and Basic Act on Disaster Management, Art. 2-2 as a reference.
Minister of State
国務大臣
A member of the Cabinet other than the Prime Minister (Article 66, paragraph (1)). All of them must be civilians, and a majority must be members of the Diet; the Prime Minister appoints them and may dismiss them at will (Article 66, paragraph (2), and Article 68). Most head a ministry, which is why a Ministerial Order (省令) — a Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Order (厚生労働省令), for instance — is issued in a Minister's name. Ministers of State are among the people the Constitution binds to respect and uphold it (Article 99).
Written by AI using Constitution, Arts. 66, 68, 75, 99 and 国家行政組織法, Art. 5 as a reference.
Prime Minister
内閣総理大臣
The head of the Cabinet. Designated by the Diet from among its own members, and appointed by the Emperor on that designation (Articles 67 and 6). The Prime Minister appoints and may dismiss the other Ministers of State at will, and a majority of them must be members of the Diet (Article 68). No Minister of State can be subjected to legal action while in office without the Prime Minister's consent (Article 75).
Written by AI using Constitution, Arts. 6, 67, 68, 75 and Wikipedia: Prime Minister of Japan as a reference.