Outline of Map Exercises in Osaka Prefecture

1. Date and time

November 2, 2006 (Thu.) 9:00 - 12:30

2. Exercise sites

Osaka Prefectural Government

3. Assumption

Bombing terror attacks occurred at several places such as railway stations and railway carriages in Osaka prefecture, causing many casualties. Subsequently, a claim of responsibility that also suggests another bombing terror attack has been posted on the Internet.

4. Major exercises

(1)	Exercises for the initial response of Osaka prefecture upon occurrence of emergency response situations (information gathering, reporting, and cooperation among related organizations)
(2)	Exercises to establish and operate the Osaka Prefectural Emergency Response Situations Task Force

5. Participating organizations

Cabinet Secretariat; Fire and Disaster Management Agency; Ground Self-Defense Force; Osaka Coast Guard Office; Osaka prefecture; Osaka City; Osaka Police Headquarters; Osaka Office of the Japanese Red Cross Society; Central Japan Railway Company; West Japan Railway Company; Hankyu Railway; and Hanshin Electric Railway
*186 participants in total (including those who participated in administrative staff training)

Prefectural Emergency Response Headquarters		Meeting of the Prefectural Emergency Response Headquarters