Tsunami preparedness information guide for disaster planners.

Abstract

This guide is prepared based on the Japanese document titled ‘Guidebook for Tsunami Preparedness in Local Hazard Mitigation Planning’ developed in March 1998 by the Government of Japan with the cooperation of the National Land Agency, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Forestry and Fisheries Structural Improvement Bureau, the Fisheries Agency, the Ministry of Transport, the Japan Meteorological Agency, the Ministry of Construction, and the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.