Recently, large scale flooding disasters due to abnormal weather have been reported worldwide. These flooding disasters have caused severe damage and have claimed many lives. The medical services play an important role in flood disasters. In this paper, a disaster management plan for the medical services is described in terms of governmental policy, utilising questionnaire survey results, etc. The target areas used for the survey are the lowlands from the former flood disaster areas in Tokyo and Fukuoka, Japan. The policy of the Japanese Government regarding large scale flood hazards has been discussed by a team of experts. Moreover, some flood hazard prevention methods were proposed by the disaster risk management offices of the local governments of Tokyo and Fukuoka. The survey of flood preparedness for the medical services was sent and collected by mail.The main results and conclusion are as follows: It was clear from the questionnaire results that the flood hazard measures of the medical services in large cities such as Tokyo and Fukuoka are fairly poor, although the Japanese government and local governments do provide a guide for the event of a disaster. To reduce disaster risk, it is necessary to direct the promotion of an instrument that can provide guidance for the building and planning of cities and towns in the prevention of flood hazards, to establish a set of capacious shelters, to secure evacuation routes, etc. within a guide that will illuminate a crisis consciousness for flood hazards.

The improvement of earthquake safety is a crucial problem. It's important for neighborhood associations to possess the capability to deal with disasters in order to solve this problem. Therefore, the authors have developed a method that evaluates the level of disaster awareness and solidarity of neighborhood associations based on information, such as the implementation status of disaster drills. This method requires the evaluation and comprehensive provision of information necessary in such activity. In this study, the authors developed a support tool based on the evaluation method, and examined the tool's usability with a questionnaire for neighborhood associations and local governments.

The motivation for this study was the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011. Many schools and students experienced adverse effects during this disaster, most of which were attributable to the subsequent tsunami. This has highlighted the need to improve disaster reduction measures and disaster management in schools to ensure the safety of the students. Communities where children live must be made safe, and taking measures to ensure their safety in the event of a disaster is of the highest priority. In recent years, the frequency of large-scale floods due to extreme weather events has increased. These floods have resulted in severe damage and have claimed many lives. Schools are often used as temporary accommodation for victims of flooding disasters. In this paper, the disaster management plans for community facilities were investigated, in relation to government policy, with a survey of current conditions. The areas targeted for the survey were lowland areas of Tokyo that have been impacted by flooding in the past. The policies for flood prevention of the Japanese government and the Tokyo Metropolitan government have been discussed by a team of experts in the past, but these policies must be continually analyzed and updated. It was clear from the survey results that current flooding prevention measures in community facilities are insufficient. To reduce the risk of damage and loss of life due to disasters, it is necessary to manage resources such as disaster medical assistance teams and other emergency services. Guidance should also be provided for the building and planning of cities and towns to prevent flooding, shelters should be established with set capacities and secure evacuation routes, and initiatives should be implemented to increase public consciousness of the