# 災害対策基本法 / Basic Act on Disaster Management — 第三十七条 (Article 37)

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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: 第三十七条 (Article 37) — address `art-37`
- Text in force since: 2026-11-02
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### 第三十七条
<sup>art-37 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-37 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-37</sup>

**第一項**  防災業務計画は、次に掲げる事項について定めるものとする。
<sup>art-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-37/par-1</sup>
A disaster management operation plan is to provide for the following matters:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  所掌事務について、防災に関しとるべき措置
  <sup>art-37/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-37/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-37/par-1/item-1</sup>
  measures to be undertaken for disaster management pertaining to the function under the jurisdiction;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  前号に掲げるもののほか、所掌事務に関し地域防災計画の作成の基準となるべき事項
  <sup>art-37/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-37/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-37/par-1/item-2</sup>
  beyond what is set forth in the preceding item, matters which will serve as standards in formulating an area disaster management plan pertaining to the function under the jurisdiction.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  指定行政機関の長は、防災業務計画の作成及び実施にあたつては、他の指定行政機関の長が作成する防災業務計画との間に調整を図り、防災業務計画が一体的かつ有機的に作成され、及び実施されるように努めなければならない。
<sup>art-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-37/par-2</sup>
In formulating and implementing a disaster management operation plan, the head of a designated administrative organ must coordinate it with disaster management operation plans formulated by the heads of other designated administrative organs, and endeavor to have all disaster management operation plans formulated and implemented in an integrated and organic manner.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-37/par-1/item-2: 前号 → 災害対策基本法 第三十七条第一項第一号 (Article 37, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-37/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-37/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-37/par-1/item-1

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 災害対策基本法 第三十七条第一項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-37/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-37/par-1/item-2

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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