Study about Cooperation between Local Government and Self-Defense Forces for Disaster Relief Duty in the Case of the the aftermath of the East Japan typhoon of 2019 (Typhoon “Hagibis”)

Abstract

Based on the results of a questionnaire survey of local governments, this paper discusses the cooperation between local governments and the Self-Defense Forces regarding the disaster relief duty of the Self-Defense Forces（SDF DR） in the aftermath of the East Japan typhoon of 2019 (Typhoon “Hagibis”).From the discussion of the survey results, The major issue in The SDF-DR in the typhoonwas the coordination between prefectures and municipalities, and the municipalities were particularly aware of this issue, but there were cases such as Fukushima Prefecture where the coordination went relatively smoothly.