# 災害対策基本法 / Basic Act on Disaster Management — 第百八条の二 (Article 108-2)
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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
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- Provision: 第百八条の二 (Article 108-2)（情報の公表） — address `art-108-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-11-02
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-108-2
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### 第百八条の二（情報の公表） — (Announcement of Information)
caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System
art-108-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-108-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-108-2
**第一項** 内閣総理大臣は、第百五条の規定による災害緊急事態の布告に係る災害について、当該災害の状況、これに対してとられた措置の概要その他の当該災害に関する情報を新聞、放送、インターネットその他適切な方法により公表しなければならない。
art-108-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-108-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-108-2/par-1
With respect to the disaster related to a declaration of a state of emergency disaster under Article 105, the Prime Minister must announce the condition of the disaster, the outline of measures taken for it, and any other information related to the disaster in a proper way such as by newspaper, TV broadcasts, and the Internet.
Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System
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## Cites
- art-108-2/par-1: 第百五条 → 災害対策基本法 第百五条 (Article 105), art-105 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-105 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-105
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## Sources
- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 災害対策基本法 — the text in force from 2026-11-02 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/336AC0000000223/20261102_508AC0000000062), 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
- This site's parser, version 221 — 災害対策基本法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-02