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Disaster-Related Death Certification Work Left Entirely to Two Prefectures in Okinawa and Chiba; Experts Say Improvement Needed

It has been learned that municipalities in Gunma Prefecture will stop outsourcing the certification process for disaster-related deaths, a nationwide issue in disaster response, and will take on the responsibility themselves from April. This leaves only two prefectures in the country - Okinawa and Chiba - that still outsource the process to associations. Experts point out that "the practice of outsourcing should be stopped" in order to ensure th…
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It has been learned that municipalities in Gunma Prefecture will stop outsourcing the certification process for disaster-related deaths, a nationwide issue in disaster response, and will take on the responsibility themselves from April. This leaves only two prefectures in the country - Okinawa and Chiba - that still outsource the process to associations. Experts point out that "the practice of outsourcing should be stopped" in order to ensure th…

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沖縄タイムス+プラス broke the news in on Saturday, January 10, 2026.
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