Journal of Japan Society for Natural Disaster Science
Online ISSN : 2434-1037
Print ISSN : 0286-6021
Legislation for Disaster Management and Responses of Administrative Organizations in the 30 Years Since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
Takaaki Gotou
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2025 Volume 43 Issue 4 Pages 737-747

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In the 30 years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, Japan has renewed its legal system and administrative organization for disaster management based on experiences and lessons learned from major disasters. After the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in 1995, the government focused on speeding up the initial response, improving support for affected people, and reconstruction to cope with urban-type disasters. After the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, the government focused on special reconstruction systems, building national resilience, and promoting public-private partnership to cover the limitations of public assistance. In recent years, the government has also been enhancing attentive support for various vulnerable groups, such as women, children, older people, and people with disabilities.
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