ブックタイトルRecommendations to prepare for future mega-disasters in Japan

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Recommendations to prepare for future mega-disasters in Japan

standards. The Government will, however, limit the acceptance of foreign armedforces to those that have past experiences of joint exercises with the SDF; havedemonstrated relatively high inter-operability; and have a legal foundation tooperate in Japan. Following this criteria, the U.S. and Australian forces areconsidered to be qualified at the moment. Nevertheless, this provision should notapply to the use of military aircraft for transporting relief items and aid personnel toJapan.・There are no international common standards for the deployment of medical teams,as they operate in different forms ranging from the government-led deployment tothe involvement of specialised NGOs. The types and quality of medical servicesprovided vary depending on the nature of teams, and it is difficult to assess theircapacities across the board. Therefore, the Government of Japan will only considerthe possibility to receive foreign medical teams, only if a shortage of domesticmedical resources is evident and the Government has prior information about thecapacity of specific medical teams. Moreover, the Government of Japan will requestthat as a precondition for their acceptance, such medical teams should work underthe supervision of a Japanese host medical institution or medical team. However, ifany foreign country wishes to send their medical teams to Japan to protect their owncitizens, the Government will facilitate the entry of such teams and support theiroperations as much as possible.・As for other types of experts from overseas, the Government of Japan will receivethem only if they can demonstrate special abilities that are in shortage in Japan.However, even in this case, the experts are conditioned to always collaborate withrelevant Japanese organisations.・The Government of Japan will not be in a position to make decisions on whether ornot to accept foreign NGOs. However, the Government of Japan will officially entrustthe Japan Platform (JPF) to facilitate their coordination and particularly encouragethem to work in partnership with Japanese NGOs.・With regards to the relief items, the Government of Japan will indicate to foreigngovernments a set of concrete examples that can improve affected people’s life inevacuation centers, yet are not fully procured in Japan or delivered at a requiredscale or speed. For instance, such items would include, materials to secure evacuee’sprivacy, lighting equipments, temporary toilets, and tents for storage and for reliefworkers. Relief goods that can be accepted immediately after a disaster strikes arelimited to those urgently needed. However, in principle, food, water, and medicinewill not be accepted, considering the time required for their quality checks 15 .Furthermore, the Government of Japan will explain to the international aid providersthat a surplus of the materials delivered may be stored in Japan and used for otherdisasters or emergencies in future.・The Government of Japan will not immediately decline offers of relief items fromforeign governments, even if such items are not urgently needed. However, theGovernment will consider and communicate an appropriate timing when it will beready for receiving them.・The Japan Red Cross Society (JRCS) will decide on whether or not to accept assistancefrom other Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in consultation with thecomprehensive disaster management body of the Government of Japan.1 5 In case of a severe shortage of food and medicine, it will still be more efficient to request specialised internationalorganisations such as WFP and WHO to procure and deliver them.14