Efforts are being made to make a tsunami evacuation plan taking into account the special characteristics of ports so that workers and others active on waterside land can safely evacuate and retreat during disasters such as tsunamis. Also, for tsunami evacuation facilities developed by local governments, grants for disaster prevention and safety as well as other instruments are utilized to promote development. In addition, the Organization for Promoting Urban Development (general incorporated foundation) is assisting private enterprises in developing distribution facilities with a function of evacuating from tsunami and other disasters.

### d. Development of Parks and Greenery that Effectively Function to Reduce Tsunami Damages

Taking the lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake, “The Technical Guidelines for Development of Urban Parks Towards Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake” was put together in March 2012 for utilization by local government in evaluating town building for reconstruction in which parks and greenery is considered to have four functions, that of multi-layered defense; evacuation path and evacuation space; assisting restoration and reconstruction; and disaster prevention education, so the concept of planning and designing parks and greenery to realize disaster mitigation effects is presented.

### e. Tsunami Measures for Government Facilities

Government facilities act as the central facility for disaster emergency measure activities as well as temporary evacuation space and is something that contributes to the rescue of human lives, therefore securing necessary functions when tsunamis and other disasters occur is important.

In February 2013, the combination of structural and non-structural measures for tsunami measures indicated by the “Basics of Ensuring the Function of Government Facilities in Preparation for Tsunamis, etc” prepared by the Council for Social Infrastructure will be used in coordination with the organizations that operate and maintain government facilities to promote integrated and effective tsunami measures.

## (6) Earthquake Measures

### a. Improving the Earthquake Resistance and Safety of Housing and Architecture

Based on the amended “Act on Promotion of Seismic Retrofitting of Buildings” which went into effect in November 2013, established goals of making at least 95 percent of housing and architecture used by many people earthquakes-resistant by 2020 as well as make the reporting of earthquake-resistance diagnosis results for large-scale architectural structures and others used by an unspecified number of people mandatory along with the creation of display requirements for the earthquake-resistance of architectural structures among other measures in its aim to promote earthquake-resistance.

Regarding the earthquake-proofing of housing and buildings, Social Capital Development Integrated Grant and other measures are implemented for support but from FY2013, for architectural structures requiring mandatory diagnosis, intensive and emergency assistance is being implemented in addition to usual subsidies.

### b. Promoting the Earthquake Resistance of Housing Land

To prevent or reduce damages due to rock falls and slides during large earthquakes, the technical standards for creation of new earth fill is being strengthened as per the amended “Act on Regulation of Residential Land Development” and other regulations. Also, to prevent damages to the existing residential land due to rock falls and slides as well as liquefaction, the residential land earthquake resistance promotion project is supporting the local government in implementing studies to survey changes and preventative measures.

### c. Implementing Danger Assessments for Housing Land in Disaster Stricken Areas

To prevent secondary disasters and ensure the safety of residents for housing land, frameworks are being developed in cooperation with the Disaster Stricken Housing Land Danger Assessment Liaison Council consisting of prefectures and designated cities to evaluate the degree of danger swiftly and accurately after disaster strikes.

### d. Development to Improve Densely Built-Up Areas

Densely built-up areas with issues regarding disaster prevention and living environment are an urgent issue that requires immediate improvements through development, and the minimum safety is planned to be secured by 2020 for the “land