EARTHQUAKE PREPARATIONS IN JAPAN

自治総合センター

平成8年度

CONTENTS

Preface

CHAPTER 1: THE GENERATION OF EARTHQUAKES AND THE DAMAGE THEY Cause

1 THE GENERATION OF EARTHQUAKES

(1) HOW EARTHQUAKES ARE GENERATED

(2) THE RECENT SITUATION REGARDING EARTHQUAKES IN JAPAN

(3) THE "SEISMIC SCALE" OF THE METEOROLOGY AGENCY

(4) THE EARTHQUAKE OBSERVATION SYSTEM IN JAPAN

(5) THE MECHANISM OF TIDAL WAVES AND WARNING OF TIDAL WAVES

2 EARTHQUAKE DISASTERS IN JAPAN

(1) GREAT EARTHQUAKES OF THE PAST

(2) THE SOUTH-WEST SEA OF HOKKAIDO EARTHQUAKE

(3) THE GREAT HANSHIN-AWAJI EARTHQUAKE

CHAPTER 2: THE PREVENTION OF EARTHQUAKE DISASTER IN JAPAN

1 THE ARRANGEMENT OF LEGAL FRAMEWORKS AGAINST EARTHQUAKES

(1) THE DISASTER COUNTERMEASURES BASIC ACT

(2) THE LEGISLATION ON MEASURES AGAINST THE TOKAI EARTHQUAKE

(3) OUTLINE OF ACTS RELATING TO EARTHQUAKE PREPARATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN KANTO REGION

(4) EARTHQUAKE DISASTER PREVENTION SPECIAL ACT

2 PREPARATIONS FOR EARTHQUAKES TAKEN BY THE NATIONAL Government

(1) PROMOTION OF DISASTER PREVENTION IN CITIES

(2) IMPROVEMENT OF THE DISASTER PREVENTION SYSTEM AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE AWARENESS OF DISASTER PREVENTION

(3) PUSHING FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF EARTHQUAKES

(4) DEALING WITH TSUNAMI (TIDAL WAVES)

(5) MEASURES IN PREPARATION FOR THE TOKAI EARTHQUAKE

(6) PREPARATIONS FOR THE SOUTH KANTO EARTHQUAKE

3 EARTHQUAKE PREPARATION PROJECTS BY THE FIRE DEFENCE Agency.

(1) EARTHQUAKE PREPARATIONS GRANT SYSTEM

(2) FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR EARTHQUAKE PREPARATION

(3) AID PROJECTS BY PUBLIC CORPORATIONS

(4) INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH INTO EARTHQUAKE PREPARATIONS

(5) EARTHQUAKE EDUCATION PROJECTS

(6) STEPS TAKEN ON THE BASIS OF LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE GREATHANSHIN-AWAJI EARTHQUAKE

4 EARTHQUAKE PREPARATION BY LOCAL PUBLIC BODIES

(1) PREPARATION OF THE LOCAL PLAN FOR DISASTER PREVENTION(THE EARTHQUAKE PREPARATION SECTION)

(2) PACTS TO PROVIDE MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN TIMES OF EARTHQUAKE DISASTER

(3) DESIGNATION OF REFUGE POINTS AND SAFE EVACUATION ROUTES

(4) STOCKPILES AND STORAGE WAREHOUSES

(5) EARTHQUAKE PREPARATION FACILITY PROJECTS

(6) EARTHQUAKE DRILLS AND EARTHQUAKE EDUCATION

CHAPTER 3 EARTHQUAKE PREPARATION BY THE INDIVIDUAL

1. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ANTI-EARTHQUAKE PREPARATION AND AN OUTLINE OF THE SYSTEM

2. WHAT TO DO IN AN EARTHQUAKE

3. DAILY EARTHQUAKE PREPARATIONS

CHAPTER 4 FUTURE TASKS IN THE EARTHQUAKE PREPARATION

1. CONSTRUCTING A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR DISASTER PREVENTION

2. CONSOLIDATION AND STRENGTHENING OF FIRE-FIGHTING SERVICES

3. STRENGTHENING OF FIRE FIGHTING FACILITIES TO DEAL WITH EARTHQUAKE DISASTER

4. CONSOLIDATION OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

5. ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIAL ACTION SYSTEM

6. WIDE-AREA SUPPORT SYSTEMS

7. THE PROMOTION OF TIDAL WAVE PREPARATIONS

8. PROMOTING LOCAL RESIDENTS DISASTER PREVENTION ACTIVITIES AND TRAINING VOLUNTEERS

EPILOGUE