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Northeast marks 10 years since devastation from 3/11 quake, tsunami and nuclear crisis
Student volunteers and young artisans work to convert a vacant home into a guest house in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in June.
Takahide Matsuura, CEO of Terra Laboratory Co., tests a long-range drone at the Fukushima Robot Test Field in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, in November.
Messages of appreciation in Arabic, English and Japanese adorn the new train cars of Sanriku Railway.
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Ten years have passed since the Tohoku region was rocked by the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011. Reconstruction has steadily been in progress in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, the three prefectures that were most affected by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis. People have been rebuilding their devastated towns, reviving their industries, and advocating food safety to combat the spread of harmful rumors. Through interviews with key people in various fie
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Workers use gas burners at a glasshouse on Sept. 20, 2019, that opened in Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, after the Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. (Shoko Rikimaru)
The central government’s “reconstruction and revitalization period” for the Tohoku region is nearing an end and various infrastructure projects have been completed, but one thing remains missing in certain areas: people.
Under the post-disaster rebuilding period (fiscal 2016 to fiscal 2020), seawalls have been erected to protect the coast from future tsunami, projects are under way to promote new industries and shore up existing ones, and housing has been built for returning or new residents.