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"In 2004, Japan instituted a system to protect citizens against military attacks and terrorism for the first time after World War II. Faced with the Tokyo subway attack (1995), the 9/11 terrorist attacks (2001), and the changing security environment in East Asia, the Japanese government was forced to implement the most extensive reform of its domestic crisis management ("Kiki-Kanri") system in the postwar era. Civil defense in Japan is now called The Civil Protection [Kokumin-Hogo]. Two world wars in the 20th century led to the development of national institutions based on civil defense in Western democratic countries (including the U.S. and Canada). As times have changed, most countries have adopted a comprehensive crisis (or emergency) management system, integrating civil defense and disaster management (against natural and technological hazards). However, Japan continues to take a different path. Why has a comprehensive crisis management system yet to be formed? How do complex and fragmented institutions work? This book examines the institutions and policies of civil protection (i.e., Japan's civil defense) and further analyzes their effectiveness and issues. Furthermore, it discusses the effectiveness and significance of the trade-offs created by the institutional coexistence of civil defense and natural disaster management. A valuable read for scholars of Japan's public administration and security/defense policy, as well as for those researching and comparing disaster-preparedness across countries"--

Introduction: Questioning Japan's Outdated Safety Myths / Yasuhiro Takeda -- A Guide to Japan's Crisis Management System: History, Laws, and Policies / Jun Ito -- Decentralization and Integration in Civil Protection Governance / Yusuke Kawashima -- Local Governments' Crisis Management Systems: Conflicts over Cooperation / Ken Kato -- An Overview of and Issues in Legislative Management Regarding Civil Protection in Armed Attack Situations / Hironobu Nakabayashi -- The Civil Protection Trap: Why Government-led Evacuation Plans for War and Terrorism are Impractical / Naofumi Miyasaka -- The Realities of Civil Protection Training in Local Governments / Yusuke Kawashima, Jun Ito, and Daisuke Hakiai -- A Response to the Civil Protection Plans of Japan's Municipalities for the Problems of the Remote Islands / Koji Furukawa -- The Private Sector Response to Ballistic Missile Attacks / Takashi Ashizawa -- Two Approaches to Responding to Destructive Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure in Japan: Addressing Cyber Crises as "Service Failures" or "Armed Attacks" / Takahisa Kawaguchi -- Pitfalls in Japan's Civil Protection Framework: A Reconsideration Based on a Red Team Attack Scenario Policy Simulation / Tomoaki Honda -- Japan's Changing Approach to Dealing with Rumors in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters and War / Masahiro Hayashi -- Conclusion / Yasuhiro Takeda.