Activity of “Japan Academic Network for Disaster Reduction” and Expectation for “Transdisciplinary Federation of Science and Technology”

Abstract

In academic world, specialization has been progressed and integration has been weak- ened. Members of Science Council of Japan (SCJ) and 47 academic societies (later 55) established “Japan Academic Network for Disaster Reduction(JANET-DR)” which covers social sciences, life sciences, natural sciences and engineering. JANET-DR works well for promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and social implementation of research, for the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake. JANET- DR suggests a new connection with academic association.“Transdisciplinary Federation of Science and Technology” is a great leader in integration of specialties and expected for contributing disaster reduction.