Article 86-15

①In cases where a disaster involving an area of a prefecture or municipality has occurred, when an information inquiry concerning the safety of disaster victims of the disaster (referred to as "safety information" in the following paragraph) is received, as provided for by Disaster Management Agency Order, the governor of the prefecture or the mayor of the municipality may reply to the inquiry.

②The prefectural governor or the mayor of a municipality is to, when replying with the safety information pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, consider not violating unfairly the rights and interests of disaster victims or third parties related to the safety information.

③The prefectural governor or the mayor of a municipality may internally use the names of disaster victims and any other information on disaster victims held by them for purposes other than those identified in holding them to the extent necessary to reply properly under paragraph (1) or to prepare for proper implementation of the reply.

④When the prefectural governor or the mayor of a municipality finds it necessary for replying properly under paragraph (1) or for preparing to implement the reply properly, the governor or the mayor may ask the head of a relevant local government, fire-fighting organs, the prefectural police of the prefecture, and any other persons to provide information on disaster victims.