At a press conference by the Minister of State for Economic Revitalization, the government reported on plans to establish an organizational structure and operational framework for setting up the Disaster Management Agency. The plans included launching the Office for Establishing the Disaster Management Agency and convening an expert advisory council.
Today, the government disclosed that it is considering launching the Office for Establishing the Disaster Management Agency on 1 November this year and is working toward establishing the agency during fiscal 2026 at the Ministerial Council for Promoting Japan as a Disaster-Resilient Nation. The meeting outlined directions for a fundamental strengthening of disaster response, enhanced pre-disaster measures, and the establishment of a command-center function.
The government also reported on plans to convene an expert advisory council and confirmed its policy of advancing organizational development by incorporating the views of specialists. As part of the next steps, it plans to establish an expert advisory council and solicit views on designing an effective organization.
The distributed materials referred to five recommendations made during the period when the author served as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Disaster Management at the Cabinet Office. They also explained the impact of recommendations that led to the Cabinet Office's disaster management efforts and subsequent developments.