Kumamoto – Disaster management minister Goshi Hosono visited on Tuesday areas affected by a major earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture in July. During his first visit since taking office, Hosono toured an evacuation center that accommodates pets and a bathing facility providing services to people affected by the disaster. Following the visit, Hosono met with Kumamoto Gov.
Takashi Kimura at the prefectural government office. Kimura requested that a disaster management bureau, a regional branch of the National Disaster Management Agency, be established in Kumamoto, according to Hosono. In response, the minister said that he wants to “create a system capable of providing comprehensive coverage across the country.”
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