Total disaster risk management budget Japan FY 2014-2023
In the fiscal year 2022, the disaster risk management budget in Japan amounted to approximately 3.02 trillion Japanese yen and was planned to be reduced to around 1.61 trillion Japanese yen in fiscal year 2023. Since the country is situated in an area where several tectonic plates meet, it is vulnerable to natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.