Thinking about disaster prevention in apartment buildings: Learning from past cases

As part of its Housing Life Month events every October, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, in collaboration with the Tokyo Association of Apartment Management Specialists, holds a condominium management and revitalization seminar for management association officials and others, in an effort to raise awareness of the need for more efficient management.
This year, we will be holding a seminar as detailed below to provide easy-to-understand explanations of apartment disaster prevention measures so that residents can take appropriate action in the event of a disaster. Please come and join us!

Date and time

October 11, 2025 (Saturday) 14:00-16:30

Place

Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Hall, 1st floor, Tomin Hall *Simultaneous online streaming available

Participation fee

Free

Program

1　Opening

Greetings from the Governor of Tokyo (video message)

2　Lecture

（1）”Disaster prevention and mitigation measures for apartment buildings learned from past earthquakes”

Professor Hajime Kagiya, Faculty of Tourism and Community Studies, Atomi University

（2）”In preparation for large-scale disasters: ‘Let’s do it now and spread the word’ Apartment Disaster Prevention”

Mr. Kenzo Okuda, Vice Chairman of the Apartment Earthquake Response Support Association

（3）”Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s support system for disaster prevention in condominiums”

Nishihira Tomoharu, Director of the Apartment Disaster Prevention Division, Private Housing Department, Housing Policy Headquarters

Target audience

Management association officers and others involved in the maintenance and management of apartment buildings

Capacity

150 people (*Venue capacity. First come, first served, advance registration required)

Where to apply etc.

Tokyo Apartment Management Association (for details, please refer to the attached information leaflet (PDF: 686KB))

*Individual consultations will also be held: 13:00-16:00
General condominium management and earthquake resistance consultations (reservations required)

This project is an initiative to promote the “Tokyo 2050 Strategy.”
Strategy 22: Disaster prevention: “Strengthening regional disaster prevention capabilities”

Contact: Housing Policy Headquarters, Private Housing Department, Apartment Division Phone: 03-5320-4913 Email: S1090503（at）section.metro.tokyo.jp *The email address has been changed to prevent spam. Please replace (at) with @ when using this email address.