Large-Scale Earthquake Countermeasure Act
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The Large-Scale Earthquake Countermeasures Act is a Japanese law that was passed in June 1978 and came into effect in December 1978.
The Act put into place an integrated set of measures and created several bodies at national, prefecture
and local levels. These bodies dealt with preparation and response to earthquakes, including the establishment of a National Headquarters for Earthquake Disaster Prevention. It also includes a mechanism under which the Director General of the Meteorological Agency alerts the Prime Minister of a predicted impending earthquake, so that warnings can be issued.
The Act put into place an integrated set of measures and created several bodies at national, prefecture
Prefectures of Japan
The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 subnational jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "circuit" , Hokkaidō; two urban prefectures , Osaka and Kyoto; and 43 other prefectures . In Japanese, they are commonly referred to as...
and local levels. These bodies dealt with preparation and response to earthquakes, including the establishment of a National Headquarters for Earthquake Disaster Prevention. It also includes a mechanism under which the Director General of the Meteorological Agency alerts the Prime Minister of a predicted impending earthquake, so that warnings can be issued.