Government AI GENAI will be urgently provided to local governments affected by the Kumamoto earthquake (end)
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In the afternoon of Tuesday, July 28, a major earthquake with a maximum seismic intensity of 7 occurred in Kumamoto Prefecture. We would like to express our heartfelt sympathies to all those affected.
Digital Agency has decided to urgently provide the "Government AI generative AI," a GENAI usage facility provided to government officials, to the affected local governments, related local governments, disaster response agencies, and others.
Update Information
- September 30, 2026
- The emergency provision has ended except for some disaster-stricken municipalities.
- August 19, 2026
- 2. Timing updated
- July 31, 2026
1. Purpose
When large-scale disasters occur, it is necessary to investigate, organize, and analyze various disaster-related information. Since much more work than usual is concentrated at once, disaster-stricken local governments will be able to temporarily carry out related work using the Government AI GENAI.
2. Timing
(Updated August 19)
- Start of offering: July 29, 2026 (Wed) around 11 o'clock
- Offer Termination: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
- *The emergency provision period for GENAI ended on September 30. In response to requests from some of the affected municipalities, we are re-extending the period until the end of fiscal 2026.
3. Provided function
Chat (interactive AI), some AI apps, prompt example
| Function | Outline | Application Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Chat | Translate, paraphrase technical terms in plain language, draft sentences, and explain the contents of Word files and PDFs. They're also the fastest. | Preparation of notification texts and summaries of data |
| Summarize web information and materials at hand | Search and organize the latest information by combining with Internet search | "Summary of breaking news on the earthquake in Kumamoto." "Table the population of Hikawa-cho by age group." |
| Research on the legal system | Accurate and detailed study of Japanese law | "List of legal requirements for the involvement of the administration in unclaimed land in the event of an earthquake." |
| Japanese to English Translation | Japanese ↔ English translation. More nuanced than chat. Use PLaMo translation | "If you were affected by the earthquake, please come to the city hall." |
| Thorough examination and analysis of file contents | Comparison / difference analysis of multiple files and output of Word file (approximately 10 minutes) | I uploaded two Excel spreadsheets, and I said, "Are there any differences in the names?" |
| Transcription from audio files | Converts audio files into text. Can also be combined with chat to create sentences | Minutes of meetings and on-site reports transcription of speech |
| Process text in an Excel file line by line | Process large lines of text in bulk with AI and download results to Excel (several hours or more depending on the number of lines) | Batch extraction of shortage information |
| New Document Convert Excel | Converting So-Called "Kami Excel" to an Easy-to-Analyze Table Format | Automatically converts files that previously required manual formatting |
| Investigate and analyze the table data at hand. | Tabulation and visualization of tabular Excel data | Creation of graphs showing changes in the number of evacuees and calculation of supply and demand of goods |
- * There is no function for the storage, sharing, or exchange of users' information. The function is not provided.
4. Eligible Persons
*This service is no longer available.
Eligible people who can use the GENAI urgently are as follows.
In addition to the municipalities affected by the Kumamoto Earthquake, municipalities engaged in support activities in the affected areas, fire defense headquarters / fire departments, medical teams, support organizations, designated public institutions, and disaster volunteer groups can also use the system.
- 1) Affected local governments (lg. jp domain)
- 2. All prefectures (due to support operations, etc. in the disaster area based on the Agreement on Support during a Disaster) (lg. jp domain)
- 3) All municipalities (ditto) (lg. jp domain)
- 4. Volunteer groups, disaster support groups (or. jp domain)
- 5. Government organizations (go. jp domain)
- 6. Designated public institutions (public institutions based on the disaster response Basic Law and corporations engaged in public interest businesses)
5. Application Method
It is no longer available.
6. How to sign up
It is no longer available.
7. For those who have trouble using GENAI
It is no longer available.
8. Inquiries
GENAI group, Group of Strategy and Organization, Digital Agency
- Email: digital-ai _ atmark _ digital. go. jp
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