In cases where a disaster involving an area of a prefecture has occurred or is likely to occur, when a prefectural governor, etc. finds it necessary for implementing emergency disaster control measures, the prefectural governor, etc. may ask support from another prefectural governor, etc. In this case, the prefectural governor, etc. whose support have been asked for the purpose of implementing emergency measures may not refuse the support except for just cause.
Those who render the support prescribed in the preceding paragraph are to act under the direction of the prefectural governor, etc. who have requested the support, insofar as the implementation of emergency disaster control measures is concerned. In this case, as regards the police officers, they are to exercise their authority, under the control of the public safety commission of the prefecture that asked for the support.
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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
prefectural governor, etc.machine translation
「都道府県知事等」
Everywhere but Article 33-3, a prefectural governor, or a committee (委員会) or a commissioner (委員) of a prefecture.
Short name set inArticle 29, paragraph (1)· applies from here on, except in Article 33-3
emergency measures
「応急措置」
Fire-fighting, flood fighting, rescue and other emergency measures needed to fend off a disaster or stop it from spreading.
Short name set inArticle 62, paragraph (1)