Prime Minister Takaichi Attends 2026 Disaster Prevention Awards
Overview
On September 15, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi attended the 2026 Prime Minister’s Awards Ceremony for Disaster Prevention at the Prime Minister’s Office. In her remarks, she expressed respect and gratitude to the award recipients for their efforts to save lives and ensure residents’ safety during disasters, and for contributing to preventing and mitigating damage through disaster prevention seminars and community disaster preparedness drills. She also stated that the government would make every effort to respond to natural disasters, establish the Disaster Prevention Agency by the end of 2026, fundamentally strengthen Japan’s disaster prevention system, and called for cooperation among industry, government, academia, and the public.
Key points
- Prime Minister Takaichi attended the awards ceremony.
- She expressed respect and gratitude for the recipients’ disaster prevention activities.
- She announced the establishment of the Disaster Prevention Agency by the end of 2026 and the strengthening of the disaster prevention system.
- She emphasized that cooperation among industry, government, academia, and the public is essential.
Overview
On September 15, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi attended the “2026 Prime Minister’s Awards Ceremony for Disaster Prevention” at the Prime Minister’s Office. In her remarks, she congratulated the award recipients and expressed respect and gratitude for their activities in the face of danger and hardship during various disasters.
Prime Minister Takaichi stated that disasters such as the “2026 Kumamoto Earthquake” and the “August 2026 Chiba Heavy Rain” had occurred this year as well, claiming many lives. She explained that the government was working to respond to disasters in order to protect the lives and property of the public from increasingly severe and frequent natural disasters.
Impact
The government announced its policy of establishing the Disaster Prevention Agency and working to fundamentally strengthen the disaster prevention system.
Details
The recipients worked diligently to save lives, ensure residents’ safety, hold disaster prevention seminars, and conduct community disaster preparedness drills, making a significant contribution to preventing and mitigating damage caused by disasters.
The government stated that, based on the Disaster Prevention Agency Establishment-Related Act enacted during the previous session of the Diet, it would establish the Disaster Prevention Agency by the end of 2026 as the command center for thorough pre-disaster preparedness during normal times and consistent disaster response from the onset of a disaster through recovery and reconstruction. It further stated that disaster response requires the collective wisdom and strength of all stakeholders, that cooperation among industry, government, academia, and the public is essential, and called on the recipients to continue contributing to building a disaster-resilient nation.