Policyand Legal Affairs to Formulate Disaster Victim’s lnformation Registration and Retrieval System

−Based on the Current Situation in Kashiwazaki, Niigata−

Abstract

This report presents the current situation of disaster victim’s information registration and retrieval system in Kashiwazaki, Niigata, where Niigataken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake occurrcd in 2007, and points out some policy and legal affairs to register and to share disaster victim’s information．There are two points in the report. Firstly, the formulation of disaster victim’s information registration and retrieval system makes it possible to help people put their lives back in order. Secondly, the formulation reveals further problems about personal information protection.