# 災害対策基本法 / Basic Act on Disaster Management — 第六章 (Chapter 6)

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- Law: 災害対策基本法 (Basic Act on Disaster Management), 昭和三十六年法律第二百二十三号
- English title "Basic Act on Disaster Management": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第六章 (Chapter 6) — address `ch-6`
- Text: the text as amended with effect from 2028-07-16 (On the day the provisions listed in 附則第一条第二号 of another law (防災庁設置法) come into force. The exact day is not fixed yet.) — NOT yet in force (revision 20280716_508AC0000000062)
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## 第六章　復旧復興 — Chapter VI Recovery and Reconstruction
<sup>heading: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>ch-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/amendments/20280716_508AC0000000062/text/ch-6</sup>

### 第八十七条（復旧復興の実施責任） — Responsibility for Implementation of Recovery and Reconstruction
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>art-87 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/amendments/20280716_508AC0000000062/text/ch-6#art-87</sup>

**第一項**  指定行政機関の長及び指定地方行政機関の長、地方公共団体の長その他の執行機関、指定公共機関及び指定地方公共機関その他法令の規定により復旧復興の実施について責任を有する者は、法令又は防災計画の定めるところにより、復旧復興を実施しなければならない。
<sup>art-87/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/amendments/20280716_508AC0000000062/text/ch-6#art-87/par-1</sup>
The head of a designated administrative organ, the head of a designated local administrative organ, the head or any other executive agency of a local government, designated public corporations and designated local public corporations, and other parties responsible for the implementation of recovery and reconstruction under the provisions of laws and regulations must implement recovery and reconstruction as provided for by laws and regulations or under a disaster management plan.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第八十八条（災害復旧事業費の決定） — (Determination of Expenses for a Disaster Recovery Project)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-88 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/amendments/20280716_508AC0000000062/text/ch-6#art-88</sup>

**第一項**  国がその費用の全部又は一部を負担し、又は補助する災害復旧事業について当該事業に関する主務大臣が行う災害復旧事業費の決定は、都道府県知事の報告その他地方公共団体が提出する資料及び実地調査の結果等に基づき、適正かつ速やかにしなければならない。
<sup>art-88/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/amendments/20280716_508AC0000000062/text/ch-6#art-88/par-1</sup>
With respect to a disaster recovery project whose expenses are met by the State in part or in whole, or which is subsidized by the State, the determination of the amount of expenses for a disaster recovery project undertaken by the competent Minister involved in the project must be done appropriately and promptly on the basis of a report from the prefectural governor, other data presented by the local government, and results of on-site investigations.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項の規定による災害復旧事業費を決定するに当たつては、当該事業に関する主務大臣は、再度災害の防止のため災害復旧事業と併せて施行することを必要とする施設の新設又は改良に関する事業が円滑に実施されるように十分の配慮をしなければならない。
<sup>art-88/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/amendments/20280716_508AC0000000062/text/ch-6#art-88/par-2</sup>
In determining the amount of expenses for a disaster recovery project under the preceding paragraph, the competent Minister involved in the project must exercise full care to ensure smooth implementation of work pertaining to the establishment or renovation of a facility that must be pursued concurrently with the disaster recovery project in the interest of preventing a recurrence of disaster.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第八十九条（防災会議への報告） — (Report to the Disaster Management Council)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-89 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/amendments/20280716_508AC0000000062/text/ch-6#art-89</sup>

**第一項**  災害復旧事業に関する主務大臣は、災害復旧事業費の決定を行つたとき、又は災害復旧事業の実施に関する基準を定めたときは、政令で定めるところにより、それらの概要を中央防災会議に報告しなければならない。
<sup>art-89/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/amendments/20280716_508AC0000000062/text/ch-6#art-89/par-1</sup>
When the competent Minister involved in a disaster recovery project has determined the amount of expenses for the disaster recovery project, or when the minister has established standards for the implementation of a disaster recovery project, as provided for by Cabinet Order, the minister must report an outline of the action to the National Disaster Management Council.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "When the competent Minister involved in a disaster recovery project has determined the amount of expenses for the disaster recovery project, or when the minister has established standards for the implementation of a disaster recovery project, as provided for by Cabinet Order, the minister must report an outline of the action to the National Disaster Management Council" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4171/tb</sup>

### 第九十条（国の負担金又は補助金の早期交付等） — (Early Delivery of the State's Share of Expenses or Subsidies)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-90 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/amendments/20280716_508AC0000000062/text/ch-6#art-90</sup>

**第一項**  国は、地方公共団体又はその機関が実施する災害復旧事業の円滑な施行を図るため必要があると認めるときは、地方交付税の早期交付を行なうほか、政令で定めるところにより、当該災害復旧事業に係る国の負担金若しくは補助金を早期に交付し、又は所要の資金を融通し、若しくは融通のあつせんをするものとする。
<sup>art-90/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/amendments/20280716_508AC0000000062/text/ch-6#art-90/par-1</sup>
When the State finds it necessary for a smooth implementation of a disaster recovery project undertaken by a local government or its organ, it is to grant local allocation tax early, and, as provided for by Cabinet Order, grant its share of expenses or subsidy concerning the relevant disaster recovery project early, or lend required funds or make financial arrangements.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "When the State finds it necessary for a smooth implementation of a disaster recovery project undertaken by a local government or its organ, it is to grant local allocation tax early, and, as provided for by Cabinet Order, grant its share of expenses or subsidy concerning the relevant disaster recovery project or its subsidy early, or lend required funds or make financial arrangements." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4171/tb</sup>

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## Cites
- art-88/par-2: 前項 → 災害対策基本法 第八十八条第一項 (Article 88, paragraph (1)), art-88/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/amendments/20280716_508AC0000000062/text/ch-6#art-88/par-1

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## Sources

- claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of the Basic Act on Disaster Management, written 2026-11-03
- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 災害対策基本法 — the text as 令和八年法律第六十二号 leaves it, from a date not yet fixed (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/336AC0000000223/20280716_508AC0000000062), retrieved 2026-11-02
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Basic Act on Disaster Management (災害対策基本法), Article 89, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4171/tb), retrieved 2026-11-02
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Basic Act on Disaster Management (災害対策基本法), Article 90, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4171/tb), retrieved 2026-11-02
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Basic Act on Disaster Management — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4171/tb), retrieved 2026-11-02
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch disaster-management-act-20261103T010525-008, translated 2026-11-03
- This site's parser, version 222 — 災害対策基本法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-02
