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| The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) Citizens' Protection Plan (Unofficial Traslation) |
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| Chapter 3 Response to Armed
Attack |
| Section 1 Communication of
Information Regarding Indications of Armed Attack |
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Where information is received indicating
a possible armed attack, MLIT will promptly communicate this information
to the Government Response Headquarters (Cabinet secretary) in the
manner separately determined. |
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Where information is received indicating
a possible armed attack, in addition to immediately securing the required
lines of communication for information transfer, MLIT will without
delay confirm the safety of its facilities and collect information
such as damage assessments. |
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| Section 2 Establishment of
Action Systems |
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Cooperation with the Armed Attack Response
Headquarters |
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Where as stipulated under the Armed
Attack Response Policy ("the Response Policy") the
Government Response Headquarters has been established, MLIT
will cooperate with this headquarters in promoting the establishment
of citizens' protection measures. |
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Where the Government Response Headquarters
has been established, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and
Transport will attend as a member of the Armed Attack Response
Headquarters. In addition MLIT will dispatch personnel as required
to the Government Response Headquarters. |
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Where notified by the Head of the
Government Response Headquarters that this Headquarters has
been established, based upon the type of alert issued, MLIT
will immediately contact the managers of the regional bureaus
and designated public bodies under its control. |
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Where an On-Site Armed Attack Response
Headquarters has been established, MLIT will dispatch personnel
as required. |
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| 2. |
Establishment of MLIT Armed Attack
Response Headquarters |
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| (1) |
Establishment of MLIT Armed Attack
Response Headquarters |
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Where the Government Response
Headquarters has been established and when required for
the comprehensive implementation of measures such as citizens'
protection measures, MLIT will immediately establish the
MLIT Armed Attack Response Headquarters ("the Ministry
Response Headquarters") headed by the Minister of
Land, Infrastructure and Transport. |
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The Ministry Response Headquarters
will perform coordination, information collection, collation
and communication activities within the Ministry in respect
of citizens' protection measures and similar, as well
as all other necessary liaison activities such as information
sharing and dissemination. |
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Where the Ministry Response
Headquarters has been established, it will make contact
with concerned bodies such as the Government Response
Headquarters, regional bureaus, concerned ministries and
agencies and designated public bodies under its control. |
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The Ministry Response Headquarters,
dependent on the type of armed attack, will strengthen
required operations implementation systems. |
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In addition to the matters
outlined in this plan, items related to its operation
such as the organization of the Ministry Response Headquarters
and the order of appointment to positions will be determined
separately. |
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| (2) |
Establishment of Regional Bureau
Response Headquarters |
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Where the Ministry Response
Headquarters has been established and when required for
the implementation of citizens' protection measures or
similar within MLIT authority, regional bureaus organized
along the same lines as the Ministry Response Headquarters
("Regional Bureau Response Headquarters") will
be established. |
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Where a Regional Bureau Response
Headquarters has been established, this will be immediately
communicated to the Ministry Response Headquarters. |
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Information Collection and Reports |
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| (1) |
Information Collection and Reports |
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MLIT will promptly collect
information regarding the status of citizens' protection
measures implementation, damage assessment of facilities
under its control and other information related to an
armed attack within its area of operations. The Ministry
Response Headquarters will then collate this information
and report to the Government Response Headquarters as
required. |
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In addition to collecting
information about the circumstances of an armed attack
from the Government Response Headquarters, the Ministry
Response Headquarters will also collect information related
to implementation of citizens' protection measures by
designated public bodies and share this information within
the Ministry. |
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| (2) |
Securing Communication Systems |
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In the event of an armed attack,
in addition to immediately confirming whether the required
means of communication are functioning, MLIT will secure
the lines of communication required to contact concerned
bodies. |
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To secure the means of communication
required to implement citizens' protection measures, MLIT
will put in place the measures required for the emergency
repairs or reconstruction of damaged communication facilities
and in addition will immediately provide a damage assessment
to the Ministry of International Affairs and Communications. |
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Where the means of communication
required to implement citizens' protection measures have
been damaged or there is a power outage due to an armed
attack, MLIT will secure the required backup communication
systems to ensure safety and will also promptly perform
emergency repairs or reconstruction. |
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Implementation of Emergency Call-Ups |
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To promptly implement the appropriate
citizens' protection measures, MLIT will, as required, perform
an emergency call-up of concerned personnel in accordance with
the separately determined procedures. |
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| Section 3 Ensuring Safety |
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When implementing citizens' protection
measures, taking into account the substance of those measures, MLIT
will give full consideration to ensuring the safety of its staff and
those persons' involved in implementing the measures while also providing
necessary information such as the type of armed attack, cooperating
with concerned bodies and establishing backup emergency communication
systems. |
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To ensure that citizens' protection measures
are safely implemented, MLIT will as required issue and ensure the
use of special stamps and personal identification as stipulated under
Article 158.1 of the Citizens' Protection Law in accordance with the
separately determined procedures. |
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| Section 4 Cooperation With
Concerned Bodies |
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MLIT will closely cooperate with concerned
bodies such as the Government Response Headquarters, concerned ministries
and agencies, local public authorities and designated public bodies
when implementing the appropriate citizens' protection measures. |
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Where a municipal or prefectural Governor
has made a request for citizens' protection measures to be implemented,
giving due respect of the underlying purpose of the request, MLIT
will, as required, promptly implement those measures. |
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| Section 5 Providing Information
to Citizens |
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In addition to cooperating with the Government
Response Headquarters, MLIT will provide to the citizens in an appropriate
and timely manner information such as the status of implementation
of citizens' protection measures and damage to facilities under its
control through methods such as publication in the news media and
posting on the MLIT website. |
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MLIT will provide information to aircraft
crews. |
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MLIT will request that the Travel Industry
Association provide information to Japanese travelers who are overseas
on organized tours. |
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| Section 6 Issue and Transmission
of Alerts |
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Where an alert is issued by the Government
Response Headquarters, in addition to promptly and reliably issuing
this alert to the heads of regional bureaus and designated public
bodies under its control, MLIT will also communicate this alert to
the managers of major facilities under its control and aircraft crews
in accordance with the separately determined procedures. |
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The procedures for issuing and transmitting
cancellation of an alert will be the same as for issuing and transmitting
an alert. |
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| Section 7 Evacuation and
Relief Measures |
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Issue and Transmission of Evacuation
Directives |
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Where an evacuation measures directive
has been issued by the Government Response Headquarters, in
the same manner as an alert issue and transmission, MLIT will
issue these directives to the heads of regional bureaus, designated
public bodies under its control and aircraft crews. The procedures
for issuing a directive canceling evacuation measures will be
the same. |
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| 2. |
Support of Evacuation and Relief |
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Where an evacuation crosses over
municipal or prefectural boarders and consultations will be
held regarding the acceptance of evacuees and in-transit support
between the municipality or prefecture from which the people
are to be evacuated, the municipality or prefecture to which
they will be evacuated and any municipality or prefecture that
the evacuation route passes through, MLIT will participate in
those talks as required. |
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Where a facility under MLIT control
has been designated in advance as an evacuation facility by
a municipal or prefectural Governor and where it will accept
evacuees, MLIT will take the necessary measures to open that
evacuation facility. |
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Where relief support is requested
by a municipal or prefectural Governor, MLIT will give the required
support, including providing relief supplies and information
on the availability of supply routes, dispatch of personnel
with expertise in this area and requests for the cooperation
of administrators under MLIT control. |
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Where a municipal or prefectural
Governor has requested support for the construction of emergency
temporary housing or similar, MLIT will provide that support
as required. |
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| Section 8 Ensuring the Safety
and Appropriate Management of Facilities Under MLIT Control |
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Ensuring the Safety of Facilities Vital
to Everyday Life |
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MLIT will promptly implement safety
measures in respect of facilities vital to everyday life that
are under its control such as the strengthening of patrols and
security. |
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Where MLIT will implement safety
measures in respect of facilities vital to everyday life, it
will as required request the support and advice of agencies
such as the municipal and prefectural police departments, the
Fire and Disaster Management Agency and the Japan Coast Guard
in matters such as the provision of materials, equipment and
personnel. |
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Where a crisis is imminent or an
emergency response is required over a wide geographical area
and there is no time to wait for a request from a municipal
or prefectural Governor, after promptly seeking the opinion
of the National Police Agency and the Japan Coast Guard, MLIT
will request that the managers of facilities vital to everyday
life under its control take the required safety measures and
will notify the concerned municipal or prefectural Governors. |
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Where a request has been made to
implement safety measures in respect of facilities vital to
everyday life under its control, MLIT will give full consideration
to ensuring the safety of managers or other persons employed
at those facilities by providing in a timely manner the information
required for these people to safely and appropriately implement
those safety measures. In addition the same will apply to the
implementation of safety measures for facilities vital to everyday
life managed by the MLIT itself. |
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In the event of an armed attack
to a facility vital to everyday life under its control, MLIT
will promptly take the appropriate measures to prevent further
damage, such as providing instructions and advice to the manager
of that facility, supplying materials and equipment, dispatching
personnel and contacting concerned bodies. |
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Where a request has been made from
the manager of a facility vital to everyday life under its control,
MLIT will provide the required support to ensure its safety,
such as providing instructions and advice, supplying materials
and equipment and dispatching personnel.
Further even where there has been no request for support, where
it deems it necessary, MLIT will provide support to a facility
vital to everyday life under its control. |
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Ensuring the Safety of Facilities Under
MLIT Control Other Than Those Vital to Everyday Life |
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MLIT will implement required safety
measures, such as the strengthening of security and patrols
in line with the particular characteristics of each facility
not vital to everyday life that it manages. |
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In respect of facilities not vital
to everyday life that it doesn't manage, MLIT will provide instructions
and advice on the required safety measures such as strengthening
security and patrols in line with the particular characteristics
of each facility. |
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| Section 9 Securing Transport |
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Requests for Transport |
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Requests for Transport of Emergency
Supplies |
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MLIT will request that designated
public bodies that are transport administrators transport
emergency supplies as required. However where Article
12.1 of the Road Use Guidelines (Law Concerning the Use
of Designated Public Facilities in the Event of an Armed
Attack (No.114 of 2004. "Designated Public Facilities
Use Law" Road Use Guidelines) applies an appropriate
request for transport that takes into account those guidelines
will be made. |
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Where a request for transport
of emergency supplies is made to a designated public body
that is a transport administrator, MLIT will give full
consideration to ensuring the safety of that body and
its personnel by providing it with the required information
so that the transport can be performed appropriately and
safely. |
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Support of Transport Requests |
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Where a request is received
from the head of a designated local or national government
body or a local public authority for support in the transport
of evacuees or emergency supplies, MLIT will provide the
required support such as liaison and coordination activities. |
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To ensure transport of evacuees
or emergency supplies proceeds smoothly at the time of
transport, MLIT will flexibly apply the related laws and
ordinances to simplify and speed up authorization procedures. |
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Where it is necessary to evacuate
citizens from remote islands, in addition to providing
support in determining the condition of aircraft and vessels
and performing liaison and coordination activities with
transport administrators, MLIT will also provide support
to secure the required the aircraft, vessels, airfields
and port and harbor facilities necessary for the evacuation
when requested by the head of a local public authority. |
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Where the evacuation of citizens
off the main island or other remote islands in Okinawa
Prefecture is required, MLIT will take into account the
following considerations. |
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In cooperation
with Okinawa Prefecture, in addition to requests
to local or national government bodies that are
transport administrators of sea and air routes to
and from Okinawa, to ensure priority in securing
the aircraft, vessels, airfields and port and harbor
facilities necessary for evacuation, MLIT will also
request that these bodies implement the necessary
measures to ensure that the transport of evacuees
proceeds smoothly. |
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Where evacuation from
the prefecture is required, MLIT will provide support
to ensure the availability of airfields and port
and harbor facilities at the evacuation destination
as well as the means of transportation. |
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Miscellaneous |
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Where a request has been made
by the head of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare,
the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and
Technology, a designated public body (National Hospital
Organization, Japan Red Cross Society) or local public
authority for the emergency transport of medical teams
(teams comprising doctors, nurses, mid-wives, etc.) to
an affected area or transport of people from these areas
to medical facilities, MLIT will give priority to ensuring
their means of transport and will also liaise and cooperate
with transport administrators in these activities. |
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Securing Alternative Transport |
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For ports, harbors and airports
that are the hubs of international and arterial transportation,
MLIT will develop acceptance systems that include operational
logistics so as to be able to shift travelers and goods to other
areas and other modes of transport. In addition MLIT will introduce
support measures to ensure the availability of alternative transport. |
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To ensure that transport is convenient
for citizens in affected areas, from the viewpoint of maintaining
a national transport system, in addition to cooperating with
concerned ministries, agencies and local public authorities,
MLIT will also perform coordination activities and provide instructions
to transport operators as required to ensure the smooth introduction
of alternative transport. |
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| Section 10 Traffic Control |
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MLIT will provide the support required
for road administrators to take necessary measures such as road closures
and in addition will cooperate with metropolitan and prefectural police
to ensure that citizens are promptly advised of the current circumstances. |
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In addition to giving priority to the
takeoff and landing of aircraft engaged in information collection,
evacuee transportation or implementation of other citizens' protection
measures, in matters such as providing information to other carriers
that use airspace specified under the use guidelines set forth in
Article 15.1 of the Specified Public Facilities Use Law, MLIT will
perform air traffic control taking into account both these use guidelines
and the citizens' protection measures. |
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| Section 11 Response to Nuclear
Disaster Due to Armed Attacks |
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Where a report is received of a nuclear
disaster due to an armed attack during transport, MLIT will immediately
contact the Nuclear Safety Commission and the Government Response
Headquarters. |
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MLIT will as required cooperate in the
collection and analysis of information gathered at the site by the
dispatched Nuclear Safety Commission and other experts. |
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In respect of a nuclear disaster due to
an armed attack that has occurred during transport, MLIT will compile
the information received from the nuclear facility operator regarding
any leak of radioactive materials and the monitoring results communicated
by the local public authorities and will immediately contact the concerned
designated government bodies, the concerned local public authorities
and the Government Response Headquarters. |
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In respect of other emergency responses
to nuclear disaster due to an armed attack, MLIT will act in accordance
with the Disaster Prevention Plan (Nuclear Disaster Countermeasures
Edition) and the MLIT Disaster Operations Plan (Nuclear Disaster Countermeasures
Edition). |
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| Section 12 Collection of
Citizens' Status Information |
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Where information is collected concerning
a person's status or provided by an administrator or operator under
its control, such as whether a person is an evacuee or has been killed
or injured in an armed attack, MLIT will as a general rule provide
that information to the head of the local public authority in the
area where that person is currently present and also to the head of
the local public authority in the area where that person resides if
this can be clearly identified and in addition will also cooperate
in the collection of information concerning a person's status by the
head of a local public authority. |
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At the time information concerning a person's
status is collected or provided, MLIT will give full consideration
to the protection of private information. |
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| Section 13 Cooperation with
Citizens |
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Where a request is made for citizens'
cooperation in the implementation of citizens' protection measures,
MLIT will give full consideration to ensuring their safety by providing
in a timely manner the appropriate information. |
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Where volunteer cooperation is sought,
in addition to taking into account the circumstances of an armed attack,
MLIT, at the same time as determining the appropriateness of volunteer
activities from the viewpoint of volunteer safety, will also ensure
the effective utilization of volunteers' skills. |
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Based upon the plan for accepting support
from overseas drafted by the Government Response Headquarters, MLIT
will accept the appropriate support. |
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