Typhoon No. 15 damage House of Japan Special Committee for Disaster Countermeasures to Early Closing Review September 17 16:31

In response to the damage caused by Typhoon No. 15 such as a large-scale blackout in Chiba Prefecture, a board meeting of the House of Representatives Disaster Countermeasures Special Committee was held, seeking the attendance of ministers in charge of disaster prevention, Takeda Minister, The ruling and opposition parties agreed to conduct a screening during closing as soon as possible.

The House of Representatives Disaster Countermeasures Special Committee held a board meeting on the 17th to discuss future responses regarding damage caused by Typhoon # 15.

Among them, directors of the ruling and opposition parties pointed out that “the power outage has been prolonged in Chiba Prefecture, and why the restoration is delayed” should be pointed out, and “the government should promptly designate the government as a catastrophic disaster”. Such an opinion was given.

On top of that, the opposition party expressed an opinion asking to open a committee as soon as possible for deliberation, and before the extraordinary Diet session expected to be convened in the beginning of next month, seeking the attendance of ministers in charge of disaster prevention Takeda, The ruling and opposition parties agreed to conduct a review during the closing session.

Regarding the damage caused by Typhoon No. 15, the Special Committee for Disaster Countermeasures of the House of Councilors will hold a board meeting on the 18th to discuss the response.