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On July 29, 2018, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held the 14th meeting of the Emergency Response Headquarters for the Heavy Rain in July 2018 at the Prime Minister’s Office.
 
Based on the discussion, the Prime Minister said,
 
“At around 1 AM today, Typhoon No. 12* made landfall near Ise City, Mie Prefecture, maintaining a strong force. This has caused heavy rain to fall over a large area of eastern and western Japan, including over 100 millimeters of rain in one hour in Nara Prefecture.
 
This typhoon has thus far resulted in 21 injured persons in seven prefectures, including Chiba Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Shizuoka Prefecture and caused other harm, including damage to houses. I would like to express my heartfelt sympathies to anyone affected. Although we have not, at the current moment in time, confirmed the occurrence of any landslide disasters that would impact people’s homes, we continue to see widespread power outages that, at their peak, have affected 200,000 homes and currently still affect 15,000 homes across 10 prefectures. We are diligently carrying out repair work, with the aim of restoring all power within today.
 
Typhoon No. 12 will gradually slow down and proceed west. It will likely mainly affect Kyushu in western Japan, for an extended period of time throughout July 30. There is also the concern that we will not see clear weather even after this typhoon passes through Japan, but that localized, heavy rain will continue. We must continue to be on the alert for river flooding and landslides. I ask that everyone does everything they can to respond to the situation, including supporting the evacuation of residents and swiftly restoring lifelines, while striving to ascertain information about the state of the damage, and coordinating closely with municipal governments and other relevant parties.
 
Many people in the disaster-affected areas of western Japan are being forced to lead hard lives full of concern due to the repeated heavy rains. It is essential that we urgently advance repair and reconstruction work whenever possible in order to prevent the occurrence of secondary disasters. I would like to request that everyone continue to exert their fullest efforts to ensure that those affected can return to their daily lives with peace of mind at the earliest possible date.”
 
*Typhoon Jongdari