# 災害対策基本法 / Basic Act on Disaster Management — 第六条 (Article 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
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- Provision: 第六条 (Article 6)（指定公共機関及び指定地方公共機関の責務） — address `art-6`
- Text in force since: 2026-11-02
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### 第六条（指定公共機関及び指定地方公共機関の責務） — (Responsibilities of Designated Public Corporations and Designated Local Public Corporations)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-6</sup>

**第一項**  指定公共機関及び指定地方公共機関は、基本理念にのつとり、その業務に係る防災に関する計画を作成し、及び法令に基づきこれを実施するとともに、この法律の規定による国、都道府県及び市町村の防災計画の作成及び実施が円滑に行われるように、その業務について、当該都道府県又は市町村に対し、協力する責務を有する。
<sup>art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-6/par-1</sup>
Based on the basic principles, designated public corporations and designated local public corporations have the responsibility to formulate disaster management plans concerning their respective operations and implement the plans on the basis of laws and regulations, and at the same time, to cooperate with the prefecture or municipality so that the State, the relevant prefecture, or the relevant municipality can smoothly formulate and implement their disaster management plans under this Act.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  指定公共機関及び指定地方公共機関は、その業務の公共性又は公益性にかんがみ、それぞれその業務を通じて防災に寄与しなければならない。
<sup>art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-6/par-2</sup>
Designated public corporations and designated local public corporations must contribute through their respective operations toward disaster management, in light of the fact that their operations are for the public good and interest.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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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