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RECONSTRUCTION

51勛圖厙
Oct 2, 2019
Plan for new body for March 2011 reconstruction expected by year-end: minister
Reconstruction Minister Kazunori Tanaka has said he hopes to reach a firm decision on the structure of a planned successor body to the Reconstruction Agency by year-end.
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2019
＆Reconstruction Olympics＊: Building rush for Tokyo Games causing steel and bolt shortages in Japan＊s disaster-hit areas
A building rush linked to the 2020 Tokyo Games has been affecting rebuilding efforts in some areas devastated by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, despite the government＊s push to brand the event the reconstruction Olympics.
51勛圖厙 / CABINET INTERVIEW 2018
Oct 18, 2018
Japan＊s new reconstruction minister trumpets safety of Tohoku region and pushes plans for 2020 Tokyo Games
New Reconstruction Minister Hiromichi Watanabe wants the world to know that, seven years after the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, Fukushima Prefecture and other disaster-struck areas of the Tohoku region are now safe.
51勛圖厙 / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Jan 14, 2018
Fukushima dairy farmers look to large-scale ＆reconstruction farms＊ to revive battered industry
Dairy farmers in Fukushima Prefecture plan to build what they call ※reconstruction farms§ by fiscal 2020 as part of efforts to boost the industry in the areas tainted by the 2011 nuclear disaster.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Apr 25, 2017
Gaffe-prone minister Imamura bows out over Tohoku remark
Masahiro Imamura, minister in charge of reconstruction of the disaster-hit Tohoku region, resigned Wednesday in the wake of controversial comments about the disaster.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Apr 16, 2017
Fukushima firm plants seeds of revitalization in bid to rebuild Lake Fujinuma area
Aiming to return the area around Lake Fujinuma in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, to its former glory in the aftermath of the March 2011 disasters, a group of local citizens has launched a company to try to turn the area into a top spot for hydrangea hunters.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Nov 16, 2014
Minamisoma to get top-flight robotics R&D center
A Tokyo machinery maker will launch a cutting-edge research and development center for robots in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, in April to support the recovery of the disaster-hit prefecture.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙
Oct 31, 2014
Japan＊s 3/11 tsunami evacuees caught in $30 billion money trap
Some ?3.28 trillion in funding for roads, bridges and thousands of new homes in areas devastated by the tsunami in Tohoku 3? years ago is still languishing unspent in the bank. That means Keiko Abe is heading into a fourth winter of subzero temperatures in a cramped, temporary dwelling that is succumbing...
51勛圖厙 / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Aug 17, 2014
First tranche of public housing for Fukushima evacuees hit by delays
About 40 percent of the first batch of public housing for people displaced by the Fukushima nuclear disaster will not be ready by the end of fiscal 2015, forcing those who evacuated to wait longer for permanent abodes.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙
Apr 16, 2014
Shibuya Station to be rebuilt
East Japan Railway Co. says it will start laying the groundwork for wholesale renovations of Shibuya Station in Tokyo that will take more than a decade to complete.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 2, 2014
Komatsu bets on local concrete boom as global mining sales falter
Construction equipment maker Komatsu Ltd. expects spending on disaster reconstruction and prevention, as well as preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, to boost earnings in its home market.
EDITORIALS
Dec 3, 2013
Fukushima voter discontent
Voters＊ defeat of incumbent mayors in Fukushima Prefecture should flag the Abe administration that they not happy with the slow pace of reconstruction from the nuclear disaster in March 2011.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 2, 2013
Tohoku reconstruction tax surcharge on firms to end year early but added levy on incomes to stay
The ruling bloc agrees to end the special corporate tax surcharge levied to finance the reconstruction of the disaster-hit Tohoku region one year early but will keep the levy added to personal income taxes for 25 years.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Oct 2, 2013
Koizumi takes up post for Tohoku reconstruction
Shinjiro Koizumi＊s appointment Monday as parliamentary secretary in charge of Tohoku＊s recovery has generated much attention amid mounting criticism of the government for failing to speed up reconstruction efforts or end the radioactive water spill into the sea at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
51勛圖厙
Sep 26, 2013
METI official loses post for blog insulting 3/11 victims
A senior trade ministry official has been stripped of his post for writing anonymous blog posts criticizing the government＊s commitment to the victims of the March 2011 tsunami and to rebuilding the quake-hit Tohoku region.
EDITORIALS
Mar 11, 2013
Two years after the 3/11 disasters
Japan this week marks the second anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated Pacific coastal areas of the Tohoku region.
EDITORIALS
Jan 19, 2013
Waste undermines reconstruction
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared that he will scrap the ?19 trillion cap the Democratic Party of Japan government had set on the reconstruction budget for areas devastated by the 3/11 triple disasters. He is intent on boosting the image of his administration and the Liberal Democratic Party before...
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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