[Event Report] Regional Leaders from 47 Prefectures Gather: 'Japan Resilience Summit' Held - Promoting Regional Cooperation through Mutual Assistance and Co-creation
The Global Resilience Summit held the 'Japan Resilience Summit', gathering approximately 300 regional leaders and diverse stakeholders to discuss 'mutual assistance and co-creation' for natural disaster preparedness and solving regional issues.
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The Global Resilience Summit, a general incorporated association (Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo / Representative Directors: Asako Kimura, Kuniyoshi Mabuchi), held the "Japan Resilience Summit ~Towards Regional Cooperation of Mutual Assistance and Co-creation across 47 Prefectures~" on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at the United Nations University Headquarters Building in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.
Implemented as part of the "Global Resilience Summit 2026" program, approximately 300 diverse stakeholders, including regional leaders from all 47 prefectures of Japan, government officials, companies, academia, and youth, participated.
On the day of the event, discussions were held on the importance of "mutual assistance" in local communities and "co-creation" by diverse entities, focusing on responses to increasingly severe and frequent natural disasters, population decline, and regional challenges.
In addition to sharing initiatives and knowledge from all over the country, networks transcending fields and regions were formed, creating opportunities that will lead to future cooperation and concrete actions.
Overall photo
■ Leaders from 47 Prefectures Gathered
Leaders working on community building, disaster prevention, and solving social issues in various regions participated in this summit, sharing their initiatives and awareness of issues in their respective regions.
While considering issues unique to each region, common themes such as preparedness for natural disasters, population decline, and regional economic sustainability were raised, and knowledge was shared on a nationwide scale.
A session themed "What is Japan's Resilience? ~'5 Basic Knowledges' Regional Leaders Should Know First~" was also held, where the universal risks in disaster-prone Japan and the future vision looking 30 years ahead, as well as the ideal state of resilience based on the wisdom of our predecessors such as coexistence between humans and nature, traditional wisdom, and regional wisdom, were organized and shared from multifaceted perspectives.
Through this session, basic perspectives that regional leaders should have as a common understanding were presented, providing suggestions for future community building and the practice of disaster prevention and mitigation.
Representative Director Asako Kimura Greeting
Overall photo
Certified NPO WeLog Yuriko Oda & Yoichi Oda
Japan Heritage General Producer Katsunosuke Honda
17th President of the National Central Association of Small and Medium Enterprise Youth Mamoru Harada
Director of Disaster Prevention Division, Fire and Disaster Management Agency, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Kazunori Amari
Panelists
Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Specially Appointed Professor, Shikoku Crisis Management Education and Research / Regional Cooperation Promotion Organization, Kagawa University
Makoto Taniguchi, Specially Appointed Professor, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
Katsunosuke Honda, Japan Heritage General Producer
Kazunori Amari, Director of Disaster Prevention Division, Fire and Disaster Management Agency, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Tomoichiro Ono, Chairman of the Young Entrepreneurs Group, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FY2025)
Shinsaku Kobayashi, 26th Chairman of the National Federation of Societies of Commerce and Industry Youth
Mamoru Harada, 17th President of the National Central Association of Small and Medium Enterprise Youth
Tetsuro Mitarai, Councilor, Preparatory Office for the Establishment of the Disaster Prevention Agency, Cabinet Secretariat
Atsuko Miwa, Co-representative, Japan Civil Society Network on SDGs (SDGs JAPAN)
Yuriko Oda & Yoichi Oda, Certified NPO WeLog
■ Importance of Regional Cooperation through Mutual Assistance and Co-creation
On the day, discussions centered around the keywords "mutual assistance" and "co-creation" against the backdrop of responding to increasingly severe and frequent natural disasters and regional challenges accompanying changes in social structure.
The importance of diverse entities such as government, companies, academia, and citizens working together and leveraging their respective strengths to enhance regional resilience was reaffirmed.
■ Practical Dialogue and Network Formation through Industry-Academia-Government-Private Cooperation
At the summit, practical dialogues transcending fields and positions were held through speaker sessions and networking opportunities.
Case studies of initiatives and approaches to problem-solving in each region were shared, and discussions were held on the possibility of expansion to other regions and the creation of new initiatives through cross-disciplinary cooperation. Furthermore, through networking among participants, the building of relationships leading to future collaboration and project alliances advanced.
About The Global Resilience Summit, a general incorporated association
With the vision of "Road to 2030: Making Resilience an Infrastructure of Knowledge," The Global Resilience Summit is a platform working to create a social OS that balances resilience and sustainability in cooperation with government, companies, academic institutions, and civil society in Japan and the world.
In addition to hosting international summits, it aims to promote "From Summit to Society (from conferences to social implementation)" through regional implementation projects, educational programs, international awards, etc., and to expand Japan's resilience model to the world.
Name
The Global Resilience Summit, a general incorporated association
Head Office Location
150-0034
Daikanyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Implemented as part of the "Global Resilience Summit 2026" program, approximately 300 diverse stakeholders, including regional leaders from all 47 prefectures of Japan, government officials, companies, academia, and youth, participated.
On the day of the event, discussions were held on the importance of "mutual assistance" in local communities and "co-creation" by diverse entities, focusing on responses to increasingly severe and frequent natural disasters, population decline, and regional challenges.
In addition to sharing initiatives and knowledge from all over the country, networks transcending fields and regions were formed, creating opportunities that will lead to future cooperation and concrete actions.
Overall photo
■ Leaders from 47 Prefectures Gathered
Leaders working on community building, disaster prevention, and solving social issues in various regions participated in this summit, sharing their initiatives and awareness of issues in their respective regions.
While considering issues unique to each region, common themes such as preparedness for natural disasters, population decline, and regional economic sustainability were raised, and knowledge was shared on a nationwide scale.
A session themed "What is Japan's Resilience? ~'5 Basic Knowledges' Regional Leaders Should Know First~" was also held, where the universal risks in disaster-prone Japan and the future vision looking 30 years ahead, as well as the ideal state of resilience based on the wisdom of our predecessors such as coexistence between humans and nature, traditional wisdom, and regional wisdom, were organized and shared from multifaceted perspectives.
Through this session, basic perspectives that regional leaders should have as a common understanding were presented, providing suggestions for future community building and the practice of disaster prevention and mitigation.
Representative Director Asako Kimura Greeting
Overall photo
Certified NPO WeLog Yuriko Oda & Yoichi Oda
Japan Heritage General Producer Katsunosuke Honda
17th President of the National Central Association of Small and Medium Enterprise Youth Mamoru Harada
Director of Disaster Prevention Division, Fire and Disaster Management Agency, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Kazunori Amari
Panelists
Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Specially Appointed Professor, Shikoku Crisis Management Education and Research / Regional Cooperation Promotion Organization, Kagawa University
Makoto Taniguchi, Specially Appointed Professor, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
Katsunosuke Honda, Japan Heritage General Producer
Kazunori Amari, Director of Disaster Prevention Division, Fire and Disaster Management Agency, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Tomoichiro Ono, Chairman of the Young Entrepreneurs Group, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FY2025)
Shinsaku Kobayashi, 26th Chairman of the National Federation of Societies of Commerce and Industry Youth
Mamoru Harada, 17th President of the National Central Association of Small and Medium Enterprise Youth
Tetsuro Mitarai, Councilor, Preparatory Office for the Establishment of the Disaster Prevention Agency, Cabinet Secretariat
Atsuko Miwa, Co-representative, Japan Civil Society Network on SDGs (SDGs JAPAN)
Yuriko Oda & Yoichi Oda, Certified NPO WeLog
■ Importance of Regional Cooperation through Mutual Assistance and Co-creation
On the day, discussions centered around the keywords "mutual assistance" and "co-creation" against the backdrop of responding to increasingly severe and frequent natural disasters and regional challenges accompanying changes in social structure.
The importance of diverse entities such as government, companies, academia, and citizens working together and leveraging their respective strengths to enhance regional resilience was reaffirmed.
■ Practical Dialogue and Network Formation through Industry-Academia-Government-Private Cooperation
At the summit, practical dialogues transcending fields and positions were held through speaker sessions and networking opportunities.
Case studies of initiatives and approaches to problem-solving in each region were shared, and discussions were held on the possibility of expansion to other regions and the creation of new initiatives through cross-disciplinary cooperation. Furthermore, through networking among participants, the building of relationships leading to future collaboration and project alliances advanced.
About The Global Resilience Summit, a general incorporated association
With the vision of "Road to 2030: Making Resilience an Infrastructure of Knowledge," The Global Resilience Summit is a platform working to create a social OS that balances resilience and sustainability in cooperation with government, companies, academic institutions, and civil society in Japan and the world.
In addition to hosting international summits, it aims to promote "From Summit to Society (from conferences to social implementation)" through regional implementation projects, educational programs, international awards, etc., and to expand Japan's resilience model to the world.
Name
The Global Resilience Summit, a general incorporated association
Head Office Location
150-0034
Daikanyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo