When a disaster has occurred or is imminent, as provided for by laws and regulations or under a disaster management plan, designated public corporations and designated local public corporations must promptly implement emergency measures concerning functions under their jurisdiction and take necessary measures in the interest of an accurate and smooth implementation of emergency measures by the head of a designated local administrative organ, the prefectural governor, etc., and the Mayor of a municipality, etc.
When designated public corporations and designated local public corporations find it particularly necessary for implementing emergency measures concerning function under their jurisdiction, as provided for by laws and regulations or under a disaster management plan, they may ask for support from the head of a designated administrative organ or the head of a designated local administrative organ, a prefectural governor, or the mayor of a municipality to secure labor, facilities, equipment, or goods. In these cases, the head of the designated administrative organ or the head of a designated local administrative organ, the prefectural governor, or the mayor of a municipality asked for support must not refuse support except for just cause.
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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
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
designated public corporations
「指定公共機関」
Incorporated administrative agencies, the Bank of Japan, the Japanese Red Cross Society, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) and other public institutions, and corporations running public utilities such as electricity, gas, transport and telecommunications, that the Prime Minister designates.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (v)· applies throughout the law
designated local public corporations
「指定地方公共機関」
Local incorporated administrative agencies, port authorities, land improvement districts and other managers of public facilities, and corporations running public utilities such as electricity, gas, transport and telecommunications in a prefecture, that the governor of that prefecture designates.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (vi)· 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
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
mayor of a municipality, etc.
「市町村長等」
The mayor of a municipality, or a committee (委員会) or a commissioner (委員) of a municipality.
Short name set inArticle 29, paragraph (2)
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)