In order to protect the life, body, and property of our citizens and visitors, Osaka City Government is promoting comprehensive, systematic, and effective measures for disaster prevention and mitigation, through which efforts to make communities resilient to disasters can progress.

Implementation of countermeasures against tsunami and floods

• In order to protect the life and property of residents from earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters and to minimize personal and financial damage, the Osaka City Government has proceeded with disaster prevention measures in both structural and non-structural aspects based off of mutual coordination and the fair assignment of roles for self-assistance, mutual assistance, and public assistance.
• In terms of structural measures, we are promoting measures to sustain earthquake resistance in existing embankments and to prevent liquefaction in order to minimize tsunami damage at the time of earthquakes.
• As for non-structural measures, by coordinating with administrative agencies, railway operators, underground shopping street management companies, affiliated private company building owners, and other related entities, we are promoting, for those underground spaces that are especially at a high risk of flooding, the improvement of facilities and the building of networks for sharing information about evacuation or flood control.

Promotion of improvement in city areas with high concentration of houses

• In areas with densely built, aging wooden houses, Osaka City Government has made efforts in building disaster-resilient communities in coordination with the local authorities and residents through strengthening support measures to demolish decrepit houses and facilitate reconstruction, introducing rezoning methods, and carrying out other intensive projects.