Advertisement posted on the Japan Meteorological Agency website "Under the government's responsibility for the financial foundation"
Regarding that the Japan Meteorological Agency decided to place an advertisement on a homepage that is unusual for a ministry, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's labor union said that the state should be responsible for the financial foundation of the JMA homepage that displays disaster prevention information. Published a statement against the publication.
The Japan Meteorological Agency decided on the policy of posting a private advertisement on its website on the 6th of last month and is currently preparing for it.
Posting costly advertisements is unusual for a national ministry.People at the Japan Meteorological Agency are increasing their “maintenance costs” for observing systems and transmitting information via the Internet, while the overall budget is not increasing significantly. He points out that the difficult financial situation is behind such things as continuing.
Regarding the posting of advertisements, the “National Land Transport Labor Union” created by the staff of the Japan Meteorological Agency said on the 7th, “The national government should take responsibility for the financial foundation of the Japan Meteorological Agency homepage that displays disaster prevention information that protects the lives and property of the people. , Advertising should be discontinued."
On top of that, he says, "I demand that financial authorities openly and persistently demand the necessary budget, and the government strongly urges us to return to what it should be, that is, to deal with the necessary budget."
Regarding this, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, "There are no particular comments on individual statements," and regarding advertising, "Effective administrative management is required in the face of the severe financial situation in the country. Secure necessary budget. It’s done”.