DBJ Initiatives for Tohoku's Region-Wide
Recovery from the Great East
Japan Earthquake
June 25, 2014

Development Bank of Japan Inc.
Tohoku Revival Reinforcement Office,Tohoku Branch

DBJ profile

Established

October 1, 2008

Former Japan Development Bank est. 1951

Former Hokkaido-Tohoku Development Finance Public Co. est. 1956
Former Development Bank of Japan est. 1999
President & CEO

Tōru Hashimoto

Number of employees

1,168 (as of March 31, 2013)

Capital

JPY1,206,953,000,000 (wholly government-funded)

Head office

1 9 6 Otemachi
1-9-6
Otemachi, Chiyoda
Chiyoda-ku,ku Tokyo 100
100- 8178

URL

http://www.dbj.jp/

Associated offices
Total assets

Branches (10), offices (8), overseas representative office (1), overseas subsidiaries (2)JPY16,183,800,000,000 (as of March 31, 2013)

Loans outstanding

JPY14,015,400,000,000 (as of March 31, 2013)

C it l adequacy
Capitaldratioti

15 02% (U15.02%(UniformifIInternationalttil St
Standard;
d d as off M
Marchh 3131, 2013)

Issuer rating

Aa3 (Moody’s), A+ (S&P), AA (R&I), AAA (JCR)

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Planning,
proposals& research

Recovery projects
Rj tpromotion2

Links with related organizations
Local
governmentst

Recovery plan support

Information sharing on
disaster experience andllessons
llearneddGovernment
and publicagencies

Internationalg
organizations

DBJ
Disaster preparedness andBCM promotion
Industrial recoveryproject
pj support
ppCompanies
andeconomicorganizations
i ti

Local
financial
institutions
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Co-work on special
reconstruction
t ti zones anddother recovery measures

Recovery fundsCooperative financing

Finance～Track record（as of 31 March 2014 ; million yen）

◆ Interest rate subsidy system for special zone for reconstruction
CumulativeCuu at e tota
total

Prefecture

Number of deal

Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima,
Aomori,, and Ibaraki(Total)Loans executed
3035,501,◆ Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Fund
Cumulative total

Fund by prefecture

Number of deal

Amount decided

Iwate Fund

183,590,

Miyagi Fund

71,000Fukushima Fund

112,850

Total of Tohoku 3 Prefectures

367 440
7,440

Ibaraki Fund

7950

Total

438,3904

DBJ Enterprise Disaster Resilience Rated Loan Program～Outline of screening
100％CrisisOperatio
on level

How to prevent
decreasing
operation level

To-Be(with BCP)

How do achieve
optimum & prompt recovery②①As-IsTime

RANK ARANK BRANK ＣRANK Ｄ（i li ibl ）（ineligible）
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Disaster Resilience(BCM) Rated Loan Program～Track record（million Yen）

(100 million Yen)

Total amountby the end of Mar.2014：
Mar 2014：
144 cases,
about 130billion yen

scope

D B J E nterpri s e D i s a s ter
R es i l i ence R a ted Loa n Prog ra m

D B J D i s a s ter prepa rednes s R a ti ng s

2 0 0 6 FY

2 0 0 7 FY

2 0 0 8 FY

2 0 0 9 FY

2 0 1 0 FY

2 0 1 1 FY
(Apr - Ju l )2 0 1 1 FY
(Au g- M ar )2 0 1 2 FY

2 0 1 3 FY(bars) Number of deal

1035452254842(line)

6333941915304474455

year

100million yen

6The Tohok
Tohoku Alliance is a unified
nified platform dedicated to the region’s recovery.
reco er Participation is open to persons andorganizations from Tohoku and beyond with information and ideas that can serve as the basis for concrete action.
Policies and initiatives draw on the valuable lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Concentrated
power supply
Wind power

Biomass power generation

Mega SolarOverseas

Use of next-generation cars &buses as power infrastructure

Biomass

Industrial area

Electric & fuel cellpowered buses

Disaster control centers withrenewable energy & storage
cells; cogenerationz Information-sharing
with other disasteraffected
ff t d countries
tiPower shortage: Electric vehicles → Households
Power surplus: Households → Electric vehicles

BEMS
Commercial area

Heating/cooling cogeneration
Community zone

Evacuation zone

Disaster-resistant homes
designed to make the mostof renewable energy
HEMS(Home Energy Management System)

Commercial zone

Industrial zone

Residences
Control Center(Energy management system)z Horizontal expansionof advanced
initiatives developedin Tohoku

z Promotion ofpersonal exchange

Solar power generation

Fuel cell
Next-generation
cars, storage cells

Large storage cell

Source: METI IT-based Community-building Initiatives, METI.

Surfaceseismicintensity

Tohoku AllianceBalances supply &demand based on
fluctuations inrenewable energy

Otherregions ofJapan

出典： UNISDR(国連国際防災戦略事務局HPz Gathering ofinformation on disasterexperience, regional
recovery efforts, etc.

• A unified platform for entities fromTohoku, Japan and the world• Source of information on theearthquake, the lessons drawn
from it, and recovery efforts
involving people, goods, andinformation

Guided tour of damagedggovernment office building

TohokuHiraizumi, a World Heritage Sitez Broad-ranging exchange
during normal timesz Results passed on to thecommunity
9Regional
Regional disaster prevention
9Industrial recovery～ Restoration of communities

z Development
pof region-widegbackup functions

7Source: Study Group on Major Earthquakes around the Nankai Trough, Cabinet Office.

About the Tohoku Alliance
1. Purpose
To gather and assess ideas from within and outside Tohoku on the best means of achieving
a creative recovery on a region-wide scale – through strategies such as strengthening theregion’s disaster resilience and promoting and rehabilitating its industries – and, throughthese strategies and the lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake, guide theway to a resolution of the region’s issues.

2. Character and objectives
1. A Tohoku-based platform for a flexible alliance of diverse entities in Japan and abroad○A venue for free, practical and constructive discussion by workers, experts and others. Participation is solicitedfrom seven Tohoku prefectures, the city of Sendai, Tohoku University, the International Recovery Platform (IRP),
private companies and other organizations in Japan and overseas.

2 A venue for2.
f kknowledgel d andd information-sharingi fi
h i ini theh searchh forf solutionsl i○By sharing their information and knowledge rather than working on their own, participating entities contribute not
only to Tohoku’s recovery but to the creation of home-grown content.*gTohoku;; develop
p back-up
p functions that will enable Tohoku to assist* This includes initiatives to increase disaster-resilience throughout
other areas, both in Japan and overseas, at times of natural disaster; and promotion strategies for industry and infrastructure.

3. A direct source of information from Tohoku to elsewhere in Japan and overseas○Looking ahead to the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in 2015, the Tohoku Alliance will generate
information both before and after the Conference to promote recognition of Tohoku and its move toward creative
recovery.
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1st meeting of the Tohoku Alliance
Opening topic: Alliance and mutual cooperation for a more resilient Tohoku○Participants present their ideas on the need for partnerships and mutual cooperation among diverse entities, and on improving disaster preparedness, founded on thelessons they have learned through experience with disasters, and develop future positions and measures on this basis.
○I○Information
fti andd expertiseti gainedi d ththroughh suchh activity
ti it iis shared,
h d stored,t d andd usedd iin th
the ddevelopment
lt off bbackup
k ffunctions
tith
throughh whichhi h TTohoku
h k as a wholeh l can assist
i tother regions, in Japan and overseas, to cope with disaster.

Backup for other regions at times of disaster

Region-wide
Regioninitiatives

Proposals for national disaster-related initiatives
ConcreteactionSuggestions for industry…

Increeased regional resilieence

Speecific topics for discussioon

Greater disaster resilience for all of Tohoku

What to do?

Webasedthus
W propose 3 keywords
kd forf concrete action,
ib d on discussions
diih ffar
ORGANIZE operations in anticipation of disaster

FACILITATE operations through wide-area ICTESTABLISH methods of evaluating disaster response capability
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The place of each keyword in disaster preparedness
Better disaster response through alliancesand mutual cooperation within and outside Tohoku
Region-wide effort tostrengthen response
capability
Strengthen
Tohoku’s response
capability

Disaster back-up forother regions
gORGANIZE
operations inanticipationof disaster

FACILITATE
operationsthrough widearea ICTESTABLISH methods ofevaluating disaster
response capability

Proposals by Tohoku on
national anti-disasterinitiatives
Horizontal expansionof successful
precedents

Suggestions for industry

Knowledge acquired from natural disasters will be applied to improve regional resilience◆Our aim is to make sure that disaster operations are smoothly coordinated. Operations planned with a disaster scenario
in mind will facilitate wide-area cooperation through ICT. Establishing methods of evaluating disaster response
capability will ensure that measures are as effective as possible.
10Keywords in action: Some examples
Organize operations in anticipation of disaster○ If industries create distribution plans in advance based on disaster scenarios, how candi t ib t andd publicdistributors
bli bodies
b di forge
fd
deeperallianceslli
enabling
bli themth tot adapt
d t tot thosethplans?
l ?
○ How can close relationships and personal exchanges built up during normal times bestrengthened so that they can be used to advantage at times of disaster?
Facilitate operations through wide-area ICT○ WhenWh a naturalt l disasterdi t or otherth eventt occurs across a wide
id area, usingi ICT tot build
b ild wideid
range alliances will facilitate action and the sharing of information. Efficient alliances should be
developed not only during ordinary times but also at times of disaster.
Establish methods of evaluating disaster response capability○ For
F optimumti
di t preparedness,disasterd
it is
i important
it t tot understandd t d how
h cities,
itit
towns
anddvillages are managing disaster risk. Methods should be established to evaluate the disaster
response capabilities of individual communities; this will help to raise the standard and improve
the rating of the communities concerned.
concerned
11ScheduleExtend fields
Gear up

World conference
on disaster risk
reduction

Organization
meeting(Information
sharing , etc.)

2014

2015

Discussion in
multiple topics&productive
solutionsPreparatory
Preparator
meeting(Study sessions,etc.)

201312122016

Inquiries
Please contact us with any questions or comments.
Tadao Hasue, Kumi Onuma
Tohoku Revival Reinforcement Office, Tohoku Branch
Development Bank of Japan Inc.
Telephone: +81-22-227-8182
FFax:+81-22-227-6709
81 22 227 6709
E-mail:tohoku@dbj.jp
URL:
http://www.dbj.jp/
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