The Disaster Recovery and Community Development Support Organization, in collaboration with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and pursuant to the “Agreement on Support for Recovery and Community Development ^[Note],” will host a symposium on support for community development following a major earthquake directly beneath the capital.
We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for participants.

[Note] Agreement on Support for Disaster Recovery and Urban Development
: To facilitate the smooth implementation of post-disaster recovery and urban development efforts and to help affected residents stabilize their lives as quickly as possible, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Disaster Recovery and Urban Development Support Organization have entered into an agreement that includes the dispatch of a support team composed of experts, as well as the exchange of information and the conduct of training exercises during peacetime.

1. Date and Time

Friday, July 31, 2026
, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Doors open at 1:30 p.m.)

2. Venue

Scheduled to be streamed live on the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Building, 1st Floor, Tomin Hall,
Community Development Support Organization YouTube channel

3. Program (Tentative)

Part One

Keynote Speech (Speaker: Professor Takaaki Kato, University of Tokyo)

Part Two

Panel Discussion

4. Capacity

240 people *Free admission; sign language interpretation provided

5. How to Apply

Please apply via the Disaster Recovery and Community Development Support Organization website or by fax by Friday, July 24.

• Disaster Recovery and Community Development Support Organization Website
• Secretariat of the 19th Symposium
  Organizing Committee Fax: 03-5550-0050

6. Organizer

Disaster Recovery and Community Development Support Organization, Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Co-hosted)

Contact: Secretariat of the Executive Committee for the 19th Symposium of the Disaster Recovery and Community Development Support Organization (Tokyo Association of Small and Medium Enterprise Management Consultants) Phone: 03-5550-0033 Fax: 03-5550-0050 Disaster Prevention Management Division , Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Department, General Affairs Bureau Phone: 03-5388-2587