Consultation on the designation of a huge earthquake and tsunami in the Kuril Islands and Japan Trench as a "special strengthening area"

The government's Central Disaster Prevention Council was held on the 17th, and special evacuation measures will be taken in preparation for the huge earthquakes and tsunamis expected in the "Kuril Trench" and "Japan Trench" offshore from Hokkaido to Iwate Prefecture. We were asked which municipality should be designated as the "strengthening area".

The Central Disaster Prevention Council has decided to decide on a "special strengthening area" by this autumn.

At the meeting of the Central Disaster Prevention Council held at the Prime Minister's Office on the morning of the 17th, related ministers and representatives of disaster prevention organizations gathered, and Prime Minister Kishida said that the tsunami caused by the huge earthquakes expected in the "Kuril Trench" and "Japan Trench". We consulted on which municipality should be designated as a "special strengthening area" that will take special measures for evacuation when there is a risk of serious damage.

Municipalities designated as "specially strengthened areas" will have their national subsidy rate increased from one-half to two-thirds for the cost of developing evacuation facilities and roads used for evacuation.

Regarding the "Kuril Trench" and "Japan Trench", according to the damage estimation announced by the government at the end of last year, it is said that the death toll will reach up to 200,000 due to a huge earthquake of magnitude 9 class and a big tsunami, while evacuation towers etc. It is said that the damage can be significantly reduced by maintaining the tsunami and creating a system for prompt evacuation of people in the flooded area.

The Central Disaster Prevention Council will decide and report on a "special strengthening area" by this autumn, while listening to the opinions of local governments based on the estimated tsunami height and arrival time for each region. I have decided.

Prime Minister Kishida "Enhancement and strengthening disaster prevention and mitigation measures"

At the meeting of the Central Disaster Prevention Council, Prime Minister Kishida said, "In Japan, where large-scale disasters occur frequently, it is our mission to reduce the number of people affected by disasters as much as possible. As disasters become more severe and frequent, I hope that we will steadily promote the enhancement and strengthening of disaster prevention and mitigation measures with a sense of tension, and take a thorough system to respond to disasters. "