Barely more than 10% of municipalities in Japan have created evacuation plans for individual elderly and disabled persons [Podcast Episode]

By Barrier Free Japan

June 23 2025

JAPAN – Individual evacuation plans are plans that determine in advance where and how elderly and disabled people who have difficulty evacuating on their own will evacuate in the event of a disaster. It has been four years since municipalities became obligated to create individual evacuation plans, but a national summary has revealed that only just over 10% of municipalities have created plans for most of the residents who are eligible. It has been a legal obligation for all municipalities for the past four years.

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‘Barely more than 10% of municipalities in Japan have created evacuation plans for individual elderly and disabled persons’:

Barely more than 10% of municipalities in Japan have created evacuation plans for individual elderly and disabled persons