The Environmental Dispute Coordination Commission is an administrative commission whose main duties are to:

• (1) Resolve environmental disputes through conciliation and adjudication promptly and appropriately (Environmental Dispute Settlement System);
• (2) Coordinate mining, quarrying, or gravel gathering with the general public interest or other industries (Land Use Coordination System).

Under normal circumstances, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA) prevents or mitigates damage due to various disasters including fires, earthquakes, storms, and floods by ensuring maintenance of regulations and deployment of equipment in cooperation with fire defense headquarters nationwide and local public organizations.

In case of emergencies, the FDMA serves as the commander for disaster countermeasures by performing operations for Emergency Fire Response Teams and by coordinating liaisons with the Official Residence of the Prime Minister, relevant ministries and agencies, local governments, and others.

With growing concerns for the outbreak of large-scale disasters such as a Nankai Trough earthquake or an earthquake directly under the Tokyo Metropolitan Area in the future, the FDMA comes to play an ever more important role.