# 災害対策基本法 / Basic Act on Disaster Management — 第二条 (Article 2) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - 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: 第二条 (Article 2)（定義） — address `art-2` - Text in force since: 2026-11-02 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第二条（定義） — (Definitions) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2 **第一項** この法律において、次の各号に掲げる用語の意義は、それぞれ当該各号に定めるところによる。 art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1 In this Act, the meanings of the terms listed in the following items are as prescribed respectively in those items: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 災害　暴風、竜巻、豪雨、豪雪、洪水、崖崩れ、土石流、高潮、地震、津波、地盤の液状化、噴火、地滑りその他の異常な自然現象又は大規模な火事若しくは爆発その他その及ぼす被害の程度においてこれらに類する政令で定める原因により生ずる被害をいう。 art-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-1 the term "disaster" means damage resulting from a storm, tornado, heavy rainfall, heavy snowfall, flood, slope failure, mudflow, high tide, earthquake, tsunami, liquefaction of the ground, volcanic eruption, landslide, or other abnormal natural phenomena, or a large fire or explosion or other causes provided for by Cabinet Order and similar to the above in the extent of damage they cause; machine translation, not official **二** 防災　災害を未然に防止し、災害が発生した場合における被害の拡大を防ぎ、並びに災害の復旧及び災害からの復興（以下「復旧復興」という。）を図ることをいう。 art-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-2 the term "disaster management" means preventing a disaster preemptively, preventing expansion of damage after a disaster has occurred, and recovering from a disaster and reconstructing after a disaster (hereinafter referred to as "recovery and reconstruction"); machine translation, not official **三** 指定行政機関　次に掲げる機関で内閣総理大臣が指定するものをいう。 art-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-3 the term "designated administrative organs" means the following organs designated by the Prime Minister: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **イ** 内閣府、宮内庁並びに内閣府設置法（平成十一年法律第八十九号）第四十九条第一項及び第二項に規定する機関、デジタル庁、防災庁並びに国家行政組織法（昭和二十三年法律第百二十号）第三条第二項に規定する機関 art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-1 the Cabinet Office, the Imperial Household Agency and organs prescribed in Article 49, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office (Act No. 89 of 1999), the Digital Agency, the Disaster Management Agency, and organs prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (2) of the National Government Organization Act (Act No. 120 of 1948); machine translation, not official **ロ** 内閣府設置法第三十七条及び第五十四条並びに宮内庁法（昭和二十二年法律第七十号）第十六条第一項並びに国家行政組織法第八条に規定する機関 art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-2 organs prescribed in Articles 37 and 54 of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office, in Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Imperial Household Agency Act (Act No. 70 of 1947), and in Article 8 of the National Government Organization Act; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **ハ** 内閣府設置法第三十九条及び第五十五条並びに宮内庁法第十六条第二項、防災庁設置法（令和八年法律第六十一号）第十五条並びに国家行政組織法第八条の二に規定する機関 art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-3 organs prescribed in Articles 39 and 55 of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office, in Article 16, paragraph (2) of the Imperial Household Agency Act, in Article 15 of the Act for Establishment of the Disaster Management Agency (Act No. 61 of 2026), and in Article 8-2 of the National Government Organization Act; machine translation, not official **ニ** 内閣府設置法第四十条及び第五十六条並びに国家行政組織法第八条の三に規定する機関 art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-4 organs prescribed in Articles 40 and 56 of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office and in Article 8-3 of the National Government Organization Act. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 指定地方行政機関　指定行政機関の地方支分部局（内閣府設置法第四十三条及び第五十七条（宮内庁法第十八条第一項において準用する場合を含む。）並びに宮内庁法第十七条第一項並びに国家行政組織法第九条の地方支分部局をいう。）その他の国の地方行政機関で、内閣総理大臣が指定するものをいう。 art-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-4 the term "designated local administrative organs" means local branch offices of designated administrative organs (referring to local branch offices prescribed in Articles 43 and 57 of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 18, paragraph (1) of the Imperial Household Agency Act), Article 17, paragraph (1) of the Imperial Household Agency Act and Article 9 of the National Government Organization Act), and any other local administrative organs of the State designated by the Prime Minister; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 指定公共機関　独立行政法人（独立行政法人通則法（平成十一年法律第百三号）第二条第一項に規定する独立行政法人をいう。）、日本銀行、日本赤十字社、日本放送協会その他の公共的機関及び電気、ガス、輸送、通信その他の公益的事業を営む法人で、内閣総理大臣が指定するものをいう。 art-2/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-5 the term "designated public corporations" means incorporated administrative agencies (referring to incorporated administrative agencies prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agencies (Act No. 103 of 1999)), the Bank of Japan, the Japanese Red Cross Society, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), and any other public institutions and corporations engaged in public welfare undertakings such as providing electricity, gas, transportation and telecommunications services designated by the Prime Minister; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 指定地方公共機関　地方独立行政法人（地方独立行政法人法（平成十五年法律第百十八号）第二条第一項に規定する地方独立行政法人をいう。）及び港湾法（昭和二十五年法律第二百十八号）第四条第一項の港務局（第八十二条第一項において「港務局」という。）、土地改良法（昭和二十四年法律第百九十五号）第五条第一項の土地改良区その他の公共的施設の管理者並びに都道府県の地域において電気、ガス、輸送、通信その他の公益的事業を営む法人で、当該都道府県の知事が指定するものをいう。 art-2/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-6 the term "designated local public corporations" means local incorporated administrative agencies (referring to local incorporated administrative agencies prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Local Incorporated Administrative Agency Act (Act No. 118 of 2003)), a port authority (referred to as "a Port Authority" in Article 82, paragraph (1)) prescribed in Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Port and Harbour Act (Act No. 218 of 1950), administrators of public facilities including land improvement districts prescribed in Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Land Improvement Act (Act No. 195 of 1949), and corporations engaged in public welfare undertakings such as providing electricity, gas, transportation and telecommunications services in the respective prefectures designated by the governor of the relevant prefecture; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **七** 防災計画　防災基本計画及び防災業務計画並びに地域防災計画をいう。 art-2/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-7 the term "disaster management plans" means a basic disaster management plan, a disaster management operation plan, and an area disaster management plan; Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "the term "disaster management plans" means a basic disaster management plan, a disaster management operation plan, and a local disaster management plan;" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4171/tb **八** 防災基本計画　中央防災会議が作成する防災に関する基本的な計画をいう。 art-2/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-8 the term "basic disaster management plan" means a basic plan on disaster management formulated by the National Disaster Management Council; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **九** 防災業務計画　指定行政機関の長（当該指定行政機関が内閣府設置法第四十九条第一項若しくは第二項若しくは国家行政組織法第三条第二項の委員会若しくは第三号ロに掲げる機関又は同号ニに掲げる機関のうち合議制のものである場合にあつては、当該指定行政機関。第十二条第八項、第二十五条第六項第二号、第二十八条第二項、第二十八条の三第六項第四号、第二十八条の六第二項及び第二十八条の十二第六項第二号を除き、以下同じ。）又は指定公共機関（指定行政機関の長又は指定公共機関から委任された事務又は業務については、当該委任を受けた指定地方行政機関の長又は指定地方公共機関）が防災基本計画に基づきその所掌事務又は業務について作成する防災に関する計画をいう。 art-2/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-9 the term "disaster management operation plan" means a plan on disaster management prepared by the head of a designated administrative organ (when the relevant designated administrative organ is a commission prescribed in Article 49, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office or Article 3, paragraph (2) of the National Government Organization Act, an organ set forth in item (iii), sub-item (b), or an organ set forth in sub-item (d) of the same item that is based on a council system, the designated administrative organ; the same applies hereinafter excluding Article 12, paragraph (8), Article 25, paragraph (6), item (ii), Article 28, paragraph (2), Article 28-3, paragraph (6), item (iv), Article 28-6, paragraph (2) and Article 28-12, paragraph (6), item (ii)) or a designated public corporation (for the affairs or operations delegated by the head of a designated administrative organ or by a designated public corporation, the head of the designated local administrative organ or the designated local public corporation which received the relevant delegation) with respect to the function or operations under their jurisdiction based on the basic disaster management plan; machine translation, not official **十** 地域防災計画　一定地域に係る防災に関する計画で、次に掲げるものをいう。 art-2/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-10 the term "area disaster management plan" means disaster management plans concerning certain areas and comprises the following plans: Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "the term "local disaster management plan" means disaster management plans concerning certain areas and comprises the following plans:" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4171/tb **イ** 都道府県地域防災計画　都道府県の地域につき、当該都道府県の都道府県防災会議が作成するもの art-2/par-1/item-10/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-10/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-10/sub-1 prefectural area disaster management plan: formulated for an area of a prefecture by the prefectural disaster management council of the relevant prefecture; Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "prefectural area disaster management plan:formulated for an area of a prefecture by the prefectural disaster management council of the relevant prefecture;" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4171/tb **ロ** 市町村地域防災計画　市町村の地域につき、当該市町村の市町村防災会議又は市町村長が作成するもの art-2/par-1/item-10/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-10/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-10/sub-2 municipal area disaster management plan: formulated for an area of a municipality by the municipal disaster management council or the mayor of the relevant municipality; Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "municipal area disaster management plan:formulated for an area of a municipality by the municipal disaster management council or the mayor of the relevant municipality;" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4171/tb **ハ** 都道府県相互間地域防災計画　二以上の都道府県の区域の全部又は一部にわたる地域につき、都道府県防災会議の協議会が作成するもの art-2/par-1/item-10/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-10/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-10/sub-3 multi-prefecture mutual area disaster management plan: formulated by a joint committee of prefectural disaster management councils and relating to an area which covers the area of two or more prefectures in whole or in part; Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "multi-prefecture mutual area disaster management plan:formulated by a joint committee of prefectural disaster management councils and relating to an area which covers the area of two or more prefectures in whole or in part;" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4171/tb **ニ** 市町村相互間地域防災計画　二以上の市町村の区域の全部又は一部にわたる地域につき、市町村防災会議の協議会が作成するもの art-2/par-1/item-10/sub-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-10/sub-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-10/sub-4 multi-municipality area disaster management plan: formulated by a joint committee of municipal disaster management councils and relating to an area which covers the area of two or more municipalities in whole or in part. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "multi-municipality area disaster management plan:formulated by a joint committee of municipal disaster management councils and relating to an area which covers the area of two or more municipalities in whole or in part." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4171/tb --- ## Cites - art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-1: 内閣府設置法（平成十一年法律第八十九号）第四十九条第一項 → e-Gov law 411AC0000000089, 第四十九条第一項 (Article 49, paragraph (1)), art-49/par-1 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-1: 第二項 → e-Gov law 411AC0000000089, 第四十九条第二項 (Article 49, paragraph (2)), art-49/par-2 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-1: 国家行政組織法（昭和二十三年法律第百二十号）第三条第二項 → e-Gov law 323AC0000000120, 第三条第二項 (Article 3, paragraph (2)), art-3/par-2 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-2: 内閣府設置法第三十七条 → e-Gov law 411AC0000000089, 第三十七条 (Article 37), art-37 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-2: 第五十四条 → e-Gov law 411AC0000000089, 第五十四条 (Article 54), art-54 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-2: 宮内庁法（昭和二十二年法律第七十号）第十六条第一項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000070, 第十六条第一項 (Article 16, paragraph (1)), art-16/par-1 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-2: 国家行政組織法第八条 → e-Gov law 323AC0000000120, 第八条 (Article 8), art-8 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-3: 内閣府設置法第三十九条 → e-Gov law 411AC0000000089, 第三十九条 (Article 39), art-39 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-3: 第五十五条 → e-Gov law 411AC0000000089, 第五十五条 (Article 55), art-55 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-3: 宮内庁法第十六条第二項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000070, 第十六条第二項 (Article 16, paragraph (2)), art-16/par-2 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-3: 防災庁設置法（令和八年法律第六十一号）第十五条 → e-Gov law 508AC0000000061, 第十五条 (Article 15), art-15 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-3: 国家行政組織法第八条の二 → e-Gov law 323AC0000000120, 第八条の二 (Article 8-2), art-8-2 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-4: 内閣府設置法第四十条 → e-Gov law 411AC0000000089, 第四十条 (Article 40), art-40 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-4: 第五十六条 → e-Gov law 411AC0000000089, 第五十六条 (Article 56), art-56 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-3/sub-4: 国家行政組織法第八条の三 → e-Gov law 323AC0000000120, 第八条の三 (Article 8-3), art-8-3 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-4: 内閣府設置法第四十三条 → e-Gov law 411AC0000000089, 第四十三条 (Article 43), art-43 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-4: 第五十七条 → e-Gov law 411AC0000000089, 第五十七条 (Article 57), art-57 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-4: 宮内庁法第十八条第一項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000070, 第十八条第一項 (Article 18, paragraph (1)), art-18/par-1 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-4: 宮内庁法第十七条第一項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000070, 第十七条第一項 (Article 17, paragraph (1)), art-17/par-1 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-4: 国家行政組織法第九条 → e-Gov law 323AC0000000120, 第九条 (Article 9), art-9 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-5: 独立行政法人通則法（平成十一年法律第百三号）第二条第一項 → e-Gov law 411AC0000000103, 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-6: 地方独立行政法人法（平成十五年法律第百十八号）第二条第一項 → e-Gov law 415AC0000000118, 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-6: 港湾法（昭和二十五年法律第二百十八号）第四条第一項 → e-Gov law 325AC0000000218, 第四条第一項 (Article 4, paragraph (1)), art-4/par-1 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-6: 第八十二条第一項 → 災害対策基本法 第八十二条第一項 (Article 82, paragraph (1)), art-82/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-82/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-82/par-1 - art-2/par-1/item-6: 土地改良法（昭和二十四年法律第百九十五号）第五条第一項 → e-Gov law 324AC0000000195, 第五条第一項 (Article 5, paragraph (1)), art-5/par-1 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-9: 内閣府設置法第四十九条第一項 → e-Gov law 411AC0000000089, 第四十九条第一項 (Article 49, paragraph (1)), art-49/par-1 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-9: 第二項 → e-Gov law 411AC0000000089, 第四十九条第二項 (Article 49, paragraph (2)), art-49/par-2 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-9: 国家行政組織法第三条第二項 → e-Gov law 323AC0000000120, 第三条第二項 (Article 3, paragraph (2)), art-3/par-2 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-1/item-9: 第三号 → 災害対策基本法 第二条第一項第三号 (Article 2, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-2/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-3 - art-2/par-1/item-9: 第十二条第八項 → 災害対策基本法 第十二条第八項 (Article 12, paragraph (8)), art-12/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-8 - art-2/par-1/item-9: 第二十五条第六項第二号 → 災害対策基本法 第二十五条第六項第二号 (Article 25, paragraph (6), item (ii)), art-25/par-6/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-25/par-6/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-25/par-6/item-2 - art-2/par-1/item-9: 第二十八条第二項 → 災害対策基本法 第二十八条第二項 (Article 28, paragraph (2)), art-28/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-28/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-28/par-2 - art-2/par-1/item-9: 第二十八条の三第六項第四号 → 災害対策基本法 第二十八条の三第六項第四号 (Article 28-3, paragraph (6), item (iv)), art-28-3/par-6/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-28-3/par-6/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-28-3/par-6/item-4 - art-2/par-1/item-9: 第二十八条の六第二項 → 災害対策基本法 第二十八条の六第二項 (Article 28-6, paragraph (2)), art-28-6/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-28-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-28-6/par-2 - art-2/par-1/item-9: 第二十八条の十二第六項第二号 → 災害対策基本法 第二十八条の十二第六項第二号 (Article 28-12, paragraph (6), item (ii)), art-28-12/par-6/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-28-12/par-6/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-28-12/par-6/item-2 ## Cited by 1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 災害対策基本法 第二条第一項第九号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-9 --- ## 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 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 (災害対策基本法), Article 2, paragraph (1), item (x) — 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 2, paragraph (1), item (x), (a) — 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 2, paragraph (1), item (x), (b) — 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 2, paragraph (1), item (x), (c) — 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 2, paragraph (1), item (x), (d) — 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 2, paragraph (1), item (vii) — 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-20261103T010525-001, translated 2026-11-03 - This site's parser, version 221 — 災害対策基本法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-02