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TOKYO: Japan will spend an additional US$660 million rebuilding areas ravaged by a devastating New Year's Day earthquake, its prime minister said, taking the total amount of quake relief to
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TOKYO (AFP) -Japan will spend an additional USD660 million rebuilding areas ravaged by a devastating New Year’s Day earthquake, its prime minister said, taking the total amount of quake relief to USD1.7 billion. The magnitude-7.5 earthquake and its aftershocks devastated parts of the Ishikawa region on the Sea of Japan coast, toppling buildings, ripping up […]
(UPDATE) TOKYO: Japan will spend an additional $660 million rebuilding areas ravaged by a devastating New Year's Day earthquake, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, taking the total amount of quake relief to $1.7 billion.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday (Feb 24) that his government would spend an additional $660 million (100 billion yen) rebuilding the areas that were ravaged by magnitude-7.5 earthquake on New Year's Day (January 1), the news agency AFP reported. Addressing a press conference in Wajima which was the hardest-hit city, Prime Minister Kishida said, "The living conditions at temporary shelters are improving, but I will bear in mind that the reality remains tough as ever."
Those newly eligible for relief payments include households whose homes were partially or totally destroyed and who are having difficulty borrowing funds.