Niseko Town Citizen Protection Plan

According to the Civil Protection Law established in June 2004 (Laws Concerning Protection of Citizens in the Event of an Armed Attack), when an armed attack situation or the like occurs, local governments themselves will be responsible for the protection of citizens. They are responsible for implementing measures accurately and promptly, and comprehensively promoting measures for the protection of citizens implemented by related organizations.

　ニセコ町では、武力攻撃事態等の発生が予測されたり、発生した場合に備え、国民保護法に基づき、平成19年3月に「ニセコ町国民保護計画」を作成し、令和5年2月に計画を改正しました。

According to the law, the respective responsibilities of the country, prefecture and municipality levels are predetermined. In municipalities, the main responsibilities include "communicating and leading evacuation instructions", "cooperating to provide relief", "handling firefighting and emergency measures", amongst others.