Japan launches a new disaster management agency to improve response efforts

Updated 2026-11-02 · told from many outlets at once

Japan created a new national disaster management agency to strengthen preparedness for major earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, including those linked to the Nankai Trough or Mount Fuji, with estimates of up to 298,000 deaths in a massive quake.

• Japan launched a new national agency focused on disaster management.
• The agency was created to address concerns about national preparedness for a crisis like the 2011 quake and tsunami.
• Government assessments estimate a megaquake linked to the Nankai Trough could cause 298,000 deaths.
• More than 350 people will work at the National Disaster Management Agency.

Outlets: Al-Aalem Al-Jadeed, Mainichi (English), N1 Srbija, SCMP Asia, The Japan Times, The Korea Times, Vijesti

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