Prime Minister Abe held a related ministerial meeting on emergency inspection of important infrastructure

MIL OSI Translation. Region: Japan – Government of Japan – Japanese –

On September 21, Heisei Prime Minister Abe held a related ministerial meeting on emergency inspection of important infrastructure at the Prime Minister's official residence.

Prime Minister stated in the opening greetings as follows.

"We express our deepest condolences to the people who passed away due to the Hokkaido Ballistic Eastern Earthquake, typhoon 21, west Japan heavy rain etc. Also, we will give you all the sympathy to all the affected people Together with the efforts of the concerned parties, the numerical targets of electricity saving in Hokkaido have been lifted, the whole passenger terminal resumed today from Kansai International Airport today, and even in the stricken areas of the western Japan torrential rain, the dredging of rivers and shrubs In addition, regarding the Hokkaido Eastern Earthquake Earthquake, we are also making public disaster preferential designations without limiting the area and making typhoons 19, 20 , Disasters by No. 21 are expected to designate severe disasters in nine cities, towns and villages in Wakayama, Nara, Osaka, Nagano and Niigata Prepare work for the early Cabinet decision In the current series of natural disasters, the problem was also clarified.It is important that the important infrastructure supporting our daily lives, such as electric power and airports, can maintain its function in all nations We will inspect urgently and compile measures according to the end of November this year.In each Minister, under the compilation by Minister in charge of town strengthening of Kokonoki, we will take all possible measures and take measures to strengthen important infrastructure At the same time, weather has changed greatly, such as wide torrential rain in recent years, etc. In response to such change, urgent countermeasures for disaster prevention, disaster prevention, and land toughening are concentrated for 3 years intensively, We will continue to build strong and reliable Japan. "

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