Mission
国土交通省は、日本の行政機関のひとつ。国土の総合的かつ体系的な利用、開発および保全、社会資本の整合的な整備、交通政策の推進、気象業務、ならびに海上の安全や治安の確保に関することを所管する。
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is a ministry of the Japanese government.It is responsible for one-third of all the laws and orders in Japan and is the largest Japanese ministry in terms of employees, as well as the second-largest executive agency of the Japanese government after the Ministry of Defense. The ministry oversees four external agencies including the Japan Coast Guard, the Japan Meteorological Agency and the Japan Tourism Agency.
Voluntary Commitments
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.