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Emergency Provision of Government AI GENAI to Local Governments Affected by the Kumamoto Earthquake (Updated)

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On the afternoon of Tuesday, July 28, a massive earthquake with a maximum seismic intensity of 7 occurred in Kumamoto Prefecture. We would like to express our deepest sympathy to all those affected.
Digital Agency has decided to urgently provide the "Government AI generative AI," a GENAI usage framework for government employees, to disaster-stricken local governments, related local governments, disaster response organizations, etc.

Updates

1. Purpose

When large-scale disasters occur, it becomes necessary to investigate, organize, and analyze various types of disaster-related information, and operations that far exceed normal times are concentrated at once. Therefore, disaster-stricken local governments, etc., can temporarily use the Government AI GENAI to perform related operations.

2. Timing

(Updated August 19)

  • Available: July 29, 2026 (Wed) around 11:00
  • Offer Ends: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
    • *The GENAI was originally scheduled to end in approximately three weeks, but will be extended as described above. Please continue to use the service in response to disasters.

3. function

Chat (interactive AI), some AI apps, example prompts

FunctionOverviewExample of use
ChatTranslation, simple rephrasing of technical terms, word processing, explanation of Word and PDF content, etc. Fastest response.Preparation of Notification and Summary of Materials
Summarize web information and documents at handResearch and organize the latest information in combination with Internet searches"Summarizing the breaking news on the earthquake in Kumamoto" "Tabulating the population of Hikawa-cho by age"
Research on the legal systemAccurate and detailed study of Japanese laws"List of legal requirements for the involvement of the administration in land whose owner is unknown in the event of an earthquake"
Japanese to English translationJapanese to / from English. More nuanced than chat. Use PLaMo translator"If you were affected by the earthquake, please come to the city hall."
Thoroughly investigate and analyze file contentsComparison and difference analysis of multiple files, output of Word files (approximately 10 minutes)I uploaded two Excel spreadsheets and asked, "Is there a difference between the names in both?"
Transcription from an audio fileAudio files can be converted to text, and text can be created in combination with chatTranscript of meeting minutes and on-site reports
Processes text in an Excel file line by line.Batch large rows of text to AI and download the results to Excel (hours or more depending on the number of rows)Batch extraction of material shortage information
Convert ExcelConverting the so-called "Divine Excel" into an easy-to-analyze table formatAutomatically converts files that previously required manual formatting
Examine and analyze table data at handTabulation and visualization of tabular Excel dataCreation of a graph of changes in the number of evacuees and tabulation of supply and demand of goods
  • * Users will not be provided with data-storage function, data-sharing and - exchange function.

4. Eligible Persons

(Updated July 31)

The eligible people who can use the GENAI in an emergency are:
Not only local governments affected by the Kumamoto Earthquake, but also local governments, Fire Defense Headquarters and Fire Departments, medical teams, support organizations, designated public institutions, and disaster volunteer organizations that are engaged in support activities for the affected areas can use it.

  • 1. Affected local governments (lg. jp domain)
  • 2. All prefectures (to support the affected areas based on the Disaster Assistance Agreement) (lg. jp domain)
  • 3. All municipalities (ditto) (lg. jp domain)
  • 4. Volunteer groups, disaster support groups (or. jp domain)
  • 5. Government (go. jp domain)
  • 6. Designated public institutions (public institutions based on the disaster response Basic Act and corporations that conduct public services)

5. How to apply

If you apply for use from the link of "How to sign up" below, the use link will be sent to the applicant's e-mail address immediately and you can use it.

  • Due to the domain settings of the local government, there is a possibility that the one time password will not be delivered to you even if you apply to use GENAI. In such cases, please contact the Digital Agency GENAI Group using the contact information below.
  • This service is temporarily provided to related local governments, etc. for the purpose of responding to the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake. Please refrain from using it for purposes unrelated to disaster response.

6. How to Sign Up

For more information, see Sign-up Instructions (PDF / 894 kb) .
*On the application screen, please enter an e-mail address that can receive e-mails from the Internet.
(A one time password will be sent to you at noreply @ genai. digital. go. jp)

7. For those who have problems using GENAI

(Updated July 31)

As of the current date (July 31, 2026), some cases have been confirmed in which one time Passwords cannot be received normally. If any problems occur during the procedures for use, please contact 8. Contact 8. Inquiries.
*If you have any questions about how to use GENAI, we can provide hands-on (remote) support to employees of the disaster-stricken local government.
*We will also respond to the urgent in-house development of AI applications that meet the needs of the affected local governments and provide them on GENAI.

8. Contact

Digital Agency Group of Strategy and Organization GENAI group

  • Email: digital-ai _ atmark _ digital. go. jp
    • *"@" is displayed as " _ atmark _ " to prevent spam mail. When you send mail, please change " _ atmark _ " to "@" (one byte).

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