This study examines how flood risk perception and home ownership affect residents’ preparedness for floods, focusing specifically on the case of the Tokai flood disaster in Nagoya City, one of Japan’s biggest metropolises, in 2000. The greatest rainfall ever recorded in Nagoya City (566.5...

Recent reform of environmental risk policy in Japan is discussed focusing on hazardous chemicals management. The background and reasons for evolution of a risk-based approach to hazardous chemicals management in Japan is discussed in a policy analytical framework.