To facilitate tsunami measures for vessels, the Japan Coast Guard creates and publishes a tsunami disaster prevention information map (65 maps) depicting the expected behavior of tsunamis in port areas based on new assessments of the massive earthquake that occurs along the Nankai Trough (Cabinet Office, August 2012).

## (iii) Tsunami Evacuation Measures

Given concerns over tsunami damage occurring in the wake of the Nankai Trough Mega Earthquake or any other massive earthquake that is expected to arrive sometime in the future, technical guidelines summarizing ways of properly allocating evacuation facilities based on the use of basic urban planning data were formulated and publicly disclosed in June 2013.

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 Private Urban Organization is assisting private enterprises in developing distribution facilities with a function of evacuating from tsunami and other disasters.

## (iv) 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.

## (v) 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

## (i) Improving the Earthquake Resistance and Safety of Housing and Architecture

Based on the amended Act on Promotion of Seismic Retrofitting of Buildings that went into effect in November 2013 to achieve goals of making at least 95 percent of housing and architecture used by many people earthquake-resistant by 2020, the reporting of earthquake-resistance diagnosis results for large-scale architectural structures and others used by an unspecified number of people has been mandatory, and the creation of display requirements for the earthquake-resistance has been implemented 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 FY 2013, for architectural structures requiring mandatory seismic diagnosis, intensive and emergency assistance is being implemented in addition to usual subsidies.

## (ii) Promoting the Earthquake Resistance of Housing Land

In order to prevent damage caused to existing residential areas by landslides and ground liquefaction in the wake of a large earthquake, we are providing support for the conducting of change-prediction surveys and prevention measures carried out by local governments.

## (iii) Implementing Danger Assessments for Housing Land in Disaster Stricken Areas

To prevent secondary disasters and ensure the safety of residents, frameworks are being developed in cooperation with