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“Japan launches disaster management agency to boost response, reduce damage”
“The Japanese government on Monday launched a new agency to oversee its response to disasters in the quake-prone country and prepar”
Japan launches National Disaster Management Agency in Tokyo
Key points
- Japan established the National Disaster Management Agency to oversee disaster response.
- Headquartered in Tokyo, it will create regional hubs to coordinate with local governments.
- Hubs to be located with locations chosen by summer 2027 and open by July 2028.
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi leads the agency; Reconstruction Minister Goshi Hosono is disaster management minister.
- Agency aims to handle megaquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, and disaster recovery from past events.
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