The earthquake in western Shizuoka Prefecture at around 1:04 a.m. on November 8, 2026, registered a maximum seismic intensity of 5+ in Aichi Prefecture. In areas where shaking was strong, the ground...
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will provide a “Disaster Preparedness Diagnostic Sheet” to help small and mediumsized enterprises and small businesses assess disaster risks and the status...
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Fujii said the government was coordinating with relevant ministries on winter assistance using the Grant for Priority Support to Local Governments....
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency holds a national joint exercise approximately every five years to improve the Emergency Fire Response Teams’ skills and their ability to coordinate with...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism conducted a fourthround application call under the package for supporting the lives and livelihoods of disaster victims. The call supported...
The Chief Cabinet Secretary said personnel appointments were decided at an early Cabinet meeting. He also explained that the Disaster Management Agency was launched today under the Act on the...
Award recipients have been selected for the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Awards and the DirectorGeneral of the Housing Bureau Awards, recognizing individuals and...
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Arata Takabe is scheduled to visit Kumamoto Prefecture on October 31, 2026, to inspect onsite recovery and reconstruction following the 2026 Kumamoto...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will hold the 17th Shinkansen Derailment Countermeasures Council meeting in light of the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake. The council will share...
At Minister Ibayashi's press conference on October 27, 2026, questions covered chimney inspections following the Kumamoto earthquake, bidrigging on the Linear Chuo Shinkansen, political fundraising...
Following the advance announcement on October 9, 2026, that a series of disasters would be designated as a severe disaster (major designation), the government decided to apply rules to streamline...
Following chimney collapses in the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake, a survey of reinforcedconcrete chimneys taller than 60 m found damage or deterioration in 180 of 444 nationwide, about 40%. Relevant...
A chimney at the inhouse thermal power generation facility of Japan Paper Co., Ltd.’s Yatsushiro Mill collapsed in the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake, causing a serious accident with casualties. Based on...
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Takebe will travel to Chiba Prefecture on Sunday, October 25, 2026, to inspect local damage to agriculture, forestry and fisheries caused by Typhoon...
On October 21, 2026, a Level 5 Special Flood Warning was issued for the Koyoshi River, which flows through Akita Prefecture. Due to the heavy rain so far, river flooding has already occurred or is...
Minister Tatsunori Ibayashi explained the false emergency earthquake warning issued on October 16 and park land that has not been opened for use. The warning overestimated the earthquake’s magnitude,...
The international symposium INTERPRAEVENT 2026, themed “Compound Natural Disasters and Risk Management under Climate Change,” will be held in Sapporo from October 20 to 23, 2026. Researchers from...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will hold the 2nd Water Disaster Investigation and Countermeasures Committee to consider measures against urban inland flooding and other...
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) compiled and published the estimated recovery and reconstruction achievements as of the end of September 2026 and the main plans...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare will implement special measures for the Industrial Employment Stabilization Subsidy for employers forced to reduce business activity for economic reasons...