Mission
山元町（やまもとちょう）は、宮城県東南端の太平洋沿岸に位置する町。
亘理郡に属する。南は福島県新地町と接する。
Yamamoto is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Yamamoto was devastated by the 9-9.1 moment magnitude scale (Mw) 2011 Tōhoku earthquake (Shindo 6+) off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March 2011 and resultant tsunami.Eyewitness accounts describe Yamamoto as "one of the worst-hit areas" with no houses left undamaged.On February 13, 2021, Yamamoto was again hit by a M7.3 earthquake that struck off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, with a Shindo 6- rating, though some record the shaking as Shindo 7.
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.