Joint Exercises for Civil Protection Implemented by the National and Local Governments

In order to implement civil protection measures against unexpected emergencies, such as armed attack situations, in an appropriate and prompt way, people need to be well trained under normal circumstances. Article 42 of the Civil Protection Law stipulates the details for implementation of exercises.
The national government implements drills for civil protection (map exercises^*1 and training exercises^*2) in cooperation with local governments. We expect that repeated exercises will help people deepen their understanding of civil protection.

*1 Map exercises: Methods to give exercises on maps for Task Force activities and work at the Task Force Head Office of the national and local governments
*2 Training exercises: Methods to give on-site exercises to participating residents and the national and local governments under simulated conditions

Exercise schedule

<FY2009>
    

Past Exercises

<FY2009>
    Kouchi prefecture (Map exercise, February 16, 2010)
    Kagawa prefecture (Map exercise, February 10, 2010)
    Tokushima prefecture (Training exercise, February 6, 2010)
    Fukui prefecture (Map exercise, January 22, 2010)
    Okinawa prefecture (Map exercise, January 20, 2010)
    Hyougo prefecture (Training exercise, November 30, 2009)
    Gunma prefecture (Map exercise, November 27, 2009)
    Akita prefecture (Map exercise, November 26, 2009)
    Yamanashi prefecture (Map exercise, November 17, 2009)
    Tokyo (Map exercise, November 10, 2009)
    Ishikawa prefecture (Training exercise, November 8, 2009)
    Iwate prefecture (Map exercise, November 5, 2009)
    Tochigi prefecture (Map exercise, October 26, 2009)
<FY2008>
    Fukui prefecture (Map exercise, February 13, 2009)
    Yamagata prefecture (Map exercise, February 9, 2009)
    Kanagawa prefecture (Map exercise, February 6, 2009)
    Tokushima prefecture (Map exercise, February 4, 2009)
    Nagasaki prefecture (Map exercise, February 3, 2009)
    Niigata prefecture (Map exercise, January 21, 2009)
    Ehime prefecture (Map exercise, January 20, 2009)
    Nagano prefecture (Training exercise, November 26, 2008)
    Nara prefecture (Map exercise, November 21, 2008)
    Okayama prefecture (Training exercise, November 19, 2008)
    Oita prefecture (Map exercise, November 18, 2008)
    Tottori prefecture (Training exercise, November 16, 2008)
    Shiga prefecture (Map exercise, November 12, 2008)
    Yamguchi prefecture (Training exercise, November 11, 2008)
    Aomori prefecture (Map exercise, November 7, 2008)
    Akita prefecture (Map exercise, November 4, 2008)
    Miyazaki prefecture (Map exercise, October 27, 2008)
    Mie prefecture (Map exercise, October 21, 2008)
<FY2007>
    Gihu prefecture (Map exercise, February 21, 2008)
    Aichi prefecture (Map exercise, February 15, 2008)
    Shizuoka prefecture (Training exercise, February 8, 2008)
    Kumamoto prefecture (Map exercise, February 6, 2008)
    Kagoshima prefecture (Map exercise, February 5, 2008)
    Hiroshima prefecture (Map exercise, January 28, 2008)
    Wakayama prefecture (Map exercise, January 25, 2008)
    Nagano prefecture (Map exercise, January 18, 2008)
    Ibaraki prefecture (Training exercise, November 28, 2007)
    Chiba prefecture (Training exercise, November 21, 2007)
    Miyagi prefecture (Map exercise, November 13, 2007)
    Ehime prefecture (Training exercise, November 10, 2007)
    Shimane prefecture (Training exercise, November 2, 2007)
    Kyoto prefecture (Map exercise, October 25, 2007)
    Yamaguchi prefecture (Map exercise, October 23, 2007)
<FY2006>
    Saga prefecture (Training exercise, February 8, 2006)
    Ehime prefecture (Training exercise, February 7, 2006)
    Tottori prefecture (Training exercise, November 26, 2006)
    Tokyo (Map exercise, November 10, 2006)
    Osaka prefecture (Map exercise, November 2, 2006)
    Saitama prefecture (Map exercise, October 26, 2006)
    Fukui prefecture (Map exercise, October 20, 2006)
    Fukuoka prefecture (Map exercise, October 16, 2006)
    Ibaraki prefecture (September 29, 2006)
    Hokkaido (Training exercise, August 25, 2006)
    Tottori prefecture (Map exercise, August 9, 2006)
<FY2005>
    Fukui prefecture (Training exercise, November 27, 2005)
    Saitama prefecture, Toyama prefecture, Tottori prefecture, and Saga prefecture (Map exercise, October 28, 2005)

FY2005 Results of Exercises for Civil Protection (April 7, 2006)