Japan plans to back the development of disaster prevention technology and promote its use domestically and overseas, aiming to double overseas sales in the disaster prevention sector to about 2 trillion yen ($12 billion) by 2030 from 2024.

A newly established disaster management agency will solicit technologies around key themes, with a third‑party panel assessing cost-effectiveness and practicality for normal use before cataloging viable technologies for local government adoption.

Innovations include remote operation of heavy machinery for hazardous recovery work and satellite-based inspections of aging roads, water, and sewage systems, driven by lessons from disasters such as the 2024 Noto Peninsula quake.

Adoption costs remain a challenge, but demand for disaster tech is rising to support evacuees in centers and affected communities.

The growth strategy prioritizes global impact and overseas profitability, identifying quake and flood monitoring, satellite disaster sensing, and remote machinery operation as technologies with overseas application.

The initiative aligns with a government push to designate disaster prevention as one of 17 strategic fields, inviting bold investments to boost resilience and growth.