From my perspective, with a view to serving as social infrastructure even in times of disaster, three things are expected of financial institutions going forward (Chart 14). Each contributes to the enhancement of resilience against disasters -- that is, the capability to minimize the damage, achieve prompt recovery, and continue business operations. 16  http://www5.boj.or.jp/hakken/hatsu1809.pdf.
Bank of Japan Financial System and Bank Examination Department, "Questionnaire Survey on Business Continuity Management (September 2014)," Paper Series on Risk Management in Financial Institutions, May 2015, https://www.boj.or.jp/en/research/brp/ron_2015/data/ron150515a.pdf. 17  10  The first is to enhance disaster preparedness.