The Research Center for Urban Safety and Security (RCUSS) was established on May 11, 1996, about one year after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. The mission of RCUSS is to make contributions in building safe and secure urban society by developing the visions towards such society and by conducting researches and educations on suitable methodologies and frameworks in realizing such society. The RCUSS which consisted of 7 small research groups was re-organized on April 1, 2006, consisting of three larger study divisions; Risk Assessment, Risk Management and Risk Communication to carry out the mission effectively.