Measures include fortifying homes and fire safety installations, as well as building more embankments and emergency shelters
Authorities also intend to halve the maximum number of buildings expected to be completely destroyed in such a disaster from the current projection of 2.35 million.
The targets align with a 2104 basic blueprint but will also take into account the latest damage estimates released in March, according to the Kyodo news agency. A revised plan for emergency earthquake response and disaster mitigation for the next 10 years is also in the works.
The draft was approved at a ruling Liberal Democratic Party panel meeting on Tuesday and is expected to be adopted by the government’s Central Disaster Management Council in early July.
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