Final Presentation on
Disaster Risk Management in Japan

Through ADRC V. R Programme

Main Findings and Action Plan:
Problem/Hazard and Disaster in Japan

Good Practiced on Disaster Risk
Management in JapanADRCGuideline

Action Plan

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Problem/Disaster in Japan

Problem/Disaster in Japan2

Miyagi Prefecture Earthquake* Injured 630 people (18 seriously)* 5,724 houses destroyed:
Totally destroyed 218 Houses
Half destroyed
1,180 Houses
Partially destroyed
4,426 Houses* 3 cases of Fire
* Water supply – damaged 13,925 houses(2 days recovered)* Electricity-damaged 100,000 houses(1 day recovered)* Nobody deadGood Practices on Disaster Reduction

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Cabinet Office – Disaster Management
Organization in Japan
Disaster Countermeasures Basic Act in Japan

Main Countermeasures:- Disaster Emergency Response-Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction.
-Disaster Preparedness.

Earthquake
Public Awareness and Education
The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake memorial

Nojima Earthquake Fault Mus.

Special Exhibition Earthquake Museum - Tokyo
Live Safety Learning Center

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The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake memorial

Theatre: State-of-the-art technologies of the theater
convey the scenes of the Hanshin-Awaji area devastatedby the earthquake.

The Great Earthquake Hall
A documentary film recounts how thedevastated areas went about recovery andreconstruction from the disaster.

The destroyed and burning cityscapeshortly after the earthquake has been
reproduced in a diorama.

Disaster Prevention Workshop
Practical knowledge with regard to disasters and disastermanagement can be learned through interactive learning
system, computer games and physical models.

Nojima Earthquake Fault Mus.

Hazard Map

Surface rupture appeared morethan 10 km long – Infrastructure
DamagedMachine indicating the type of fault movement

5Special Exhibition Earthquake Museum - TokyoThis museum provides an opportunity to understandmore clearly the concepts of Earthquake and its
impact on over all economic and social developmentof society.

Live Safety Learning Center
Shown a film on Earthquake with three D
effect (prepared in the end of 1994)

Earthquake Simulation Exercise

6Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo
Research Concept:
To Mitigate/Prevent and Reduce Impacts from Earthquake
Disaster by Improving Engineered Structures and Proper
Seismic RetrofittingLandslide Countermeasure
Nigawa Landslide Museum andResearch Center for Landslide

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NIGAWA LANDSLIDE MUSEUM
Concept: to stop or reduce the landslide movement sothat the resulting damages can be minimized

Mitigation/Prevention Measure
By construction (Piling, Sub drain, Retaining
Wall etc) and arrangement of surface water

NIGAWA LANDSLIDE MUSEUM

Many pipes constructed to drain the land

Water flows under the groundby drainage well and piling8

Preparedness : by Conducting early warning
systemMonitoring System

Computer Control Room

Research Center for Landslide
Concept: To observe, monitoring and predicting

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Aqua BIWA – Lake Biwa Management

Total Area of 670.29 sq.km
More than 400 Rivers surrounding
mountain flows into Lake Biwa

Only Seta River, which is a tributary
stream of the Yodo River flows down
to Osaka Bay

Problems:
Flood, Drought, Pollution andSediment

Water Management to Disaster Prevention/Mitigation. Flood control---- Weir, Channels. Sediment Control ---- Sabo dam. Drought----- Catchments control(Forestation). Pollution Control ----- Machine automatically. Early warning---- alarm System

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HYOGO PERFECTURE DISASTER
MANAGEMENT CENTERSTRATEGY : RAPID RESPONSE
By Strengthening :- Condition , Planning and system.

Emergency Relief Headquarters Control Room

Public Work Research Institute (PWRI)(Tsukuba)
Research Priority:
To improve civil engineering technologies and construct and manage infrastructures withthe aims of :-Ensuring Safety-Protecting and Restoring Healthy Environments; and-Efficient Construction of Infrastructures.

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Osaka Gas Co.LtdEmergency Response Advancement
Based on Lesson learned from Earthquake 1995

Control RoomJapan Meteorological Agency (JMA)JMA Concept:
Predict/ Forecast Capability and Issues Warning on time12

Mt. Unzen Disaster Memorial Hall
Concept
To educate people on Volcano Disaster andappropriate countermeasure to avoid the impacts
from this disaster

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

13Action Plan
* To promote disaster Public awareness and Education

activities in my country.
* To increase knowledge of Natural Disaster and appropriate
countermeasures based on knowledge taken from ADRC
through trainings and workshops.
* To request National Government to develop Information
Center on DM.
* To conduct simulation or drills on emergency disaster
response.
* Raise capacity up on cooperation with other countries toexchange and sharing information on Disaster Management.
* To publish Hazard Map.

Acknowledgement

Appreciate Thanks to All ADRC Staffs for Excellent
Help and Accompany

Appreciate and Gratitude Thanks to UN OCHA
Special Thanks to Mr. Satoru Nishikawa, Executive Directorof ADRC

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