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Message from the Minister for Reconstruction
01Online Symposium
In commemorating ten years since the disaster, we present interviews with the prefectural governors of Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima, and reports from the people who have been working on the reconstruction of the areas affected by the disaster. We will spread this content in Japan and overseas, to express our gratitude for their support, and to publicize the reality of the recovering affected areas, their appeal, and the outlook for their future.
In addition, a range of other content will be prepared, including a forum where supporters carrying on their aid work around the country can send messages to the disaster areas.
We will also present knowledge and information learned from the great earthquake, in readiness for future large-scale disasters. Experts in fields such as disasters and their prevention, and reconstruction support, will present this information as clearly as possible.
We hope everyone watching this symposium will take this opportunity to have another look at the attractions of the Tohoku region, and then come to visit. We also want to inspire people to get ready for great disasters, rather than thinking of them as things that happen to other people.
Greeting from Prime Minister Suga to commemorate ten years since the Great East Japan Earthquake
Greeting from Minister for Reconstruction Hirasawa to mark the opening of the Great East Japan Earthquake Tenth Commemoration Online Symposium.
Remarks by Minister for Reconstruction Hirasawa
Interviews with the Three Prefectural Governors of Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima
Governor Tatsumasu of Iwate Prefecture, Governor Murai of Miyagi Prefecture, and Governor Uchibori of Fukushima Prefecture speak passionately about the progress of the region's reconstruction, its appeal, and its prospects.
Interview with the Governor of Iwate Prefecture
Interview with the Governor of Miyagi Prefecture
Interview with the Governor of Fukushima Prefecture
Reports of Reconstruction from People of the Affected Areas
People who have been working on grassroots reconstruction activities, such as community development, industry and livelihoods, and oral history recitation, spoke frankly about the state of the region, its prospects, and its appeal.
Storyteller of tsunami disaster experience. Handing down the stories to guests of "Houraikan" inn (Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture), where she serves as the proprietress.
Akiko Iwasaki, Proprietress of Houraikan in Iwate Prefecture
Operator of Ishinomaki Genki Ichiba since 2017 in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. This market sells local fresh fish, vegetables, and other produce to local people and tourists. Immediately after the earthquake, the hotel he managed took in disaster survivors.
Munenori Goto, President and CEO of Genki Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture
He opened a working space in the Odaka district of Minami Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, in 2014. It was the first in an evacuation zone. Since then, he has developed businesses that encourage residents to return or move in, such as a cafeteria and temporary supermarket.
Tomoyuki Wada, CEO of Odaka Worker's Base, Fukushima Prefecture
Reconstruction Discusson - The Future of Fukushima
This was a round-table discussion among people who had entered and worked in the area affected by the nuclear disaster around the time when the evacuation order was lifted.
Deputy Ministers Kameoka and Yokoyama Tell of the Reconstruction of Fukushima
Deputy Minister Kameoka, who was developing support activities in affected areas of Fukushima from the time of the disaster, recounts the situation at that time, and the lessons learned. Deputy Minister Yokoyama recounts the current status of reconstruction in Fukushima, the issues faced, and the outlook for the future.
Deputy Minister Kameoka Looks Back on the Disaster
Deputy Minister Yokoyama Tells of Fukushima's Present and Future
Celebrity Messages
Celebrities involved in reconstruction send messages of support to affected areas.
Message from former Ambassador Kennedy
We have received a message from former Ambassador Ms. Kennedy, Who attended the symposium held commemorating 5th years since the Great East Japan Earthquake.
The Circle of Friendship Making Connections - Messages of Support from People Nationwide
Now, ten years after the disaster, we are still receiving messages of support from people throughout Japan who continue to send assistance.
Sharing Lessons and Knowledge
Experts in the field of disaster prevention pass on the lessons of the disaster to future generations.
Fumihiko Imamura, director of Tohoku University International Research Institute of Disaster Science.
Disaster Prevention Lessons Against Future Large-Scale Disasters
Associate professor Naoya Sekiya, Center for Integrated Disaster Information Research, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo
Knowledge Learned from the Nuclear Disaster
Retsu Fujisawa, representative of RCF
Lessons and Knowledge Learned from Examples of Work in the Field
02Present Tohoku
- 撮影:
- 中川竜也
Thank you to all entrants for submitting so many photos to the Ten-Year Commemoration of the Great East Japan Earthquake Photo Contest. We are now announcing the award winners selected from among those superb works.
Ten-Year Commemoration of the Great East Japan Earthquake Photo Contest
With Your Solidarity on That Day, This is How We Are Today - On March 11, 2011, many lives were lost and towns devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake. Reconstruction is progressing in affected areas to restore people's daily lives. Watch on to see how the region is doing today.
Moving Forward
Learn about the status of reconstruction and related major policies, through data and examples.
Status of Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Reconstruction Efforts
Common questions have been compiled in a Q&A format with a view to giving reassurance concerning current conditions in Fukushima, food safety in Japan, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and so on.
FUKUSHIMA
UPDATES
See the affected region, as it was in the immediate aftermath and as it is today, in photos taken on the ground.
Reconstruction in Photographs
See the affected region, as it was in the immediate aftermath and as it is today, in aerial photographs.
Reconstruction Seen from the Air
Trevor Williams, a photographer from Canada, visits Iwate Prefecture to find out how the post-quake reconstruction is progressing.Produced by Reconstruction Agency / March 2021
Imagining Tomorrow:
IWATE
Rob Walbers, a photographer from Belgium, visits Miyagi Prefecture to find out how the post-quake reconstruction is progressing.Produced by Reconstruction Agency / March 2021
Imagining Tomorrow:
MIYAGI
Nathalie Cantacuzino, a photographer from Sweden, visits Fukushima Prefecture to find out how the post-quake reconstruction is progressing. Produced by Reconstruction Agency / March 2021
Imagining Tomorrow:
FUKUSHIMA
The state of reconstruction, presented in objective numbers.
Reconstruction in Data
The people from other countries who helped during the Great East Japan Earthquake (such as Scott Fardy of the Kamaishi Rugby Team), and the people of the affected areas who received support, look back and talk about their memories of those days and subsequent exchanges, and present Tohoku as it is now, advancing through reconstruction.
Ten years of reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake
03Tohoku's Appeal
Learn about the beautiful seasons and natural environment of Tohoku.
Four Seasons in Tohoku
Learn about Tohoku's soul, which places importance on prayers for abundant harvests and well-being of one’s family, and respect towards the local flora and fauna.
The soul of Tohoku
Learn about Tohoku's serene and sacred world view nurtured amid the majesty of nature.
Mystical Tohoku
We follow some of the people who are working for the future in the ever-evolving land of Fukushima.
FUKUSHIMA
INDEX
We present the abundant appeal of Fukushima, as it marks 10 years from the Great East Japan Earthquake and moves forward with reconstruction, together with the infection countermeasures it applies amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Hear the local people who are bearing up under adversity, and see the attractions Fukushima has to offer.
Local to global: new discovery of Fukushima
05Message
Sending out our feeling of gratitude to the world, for the support of the reconstruction of Tohoku thus far.
Messages of Thanks from Private-sector Groups etc. to the World
We have received tremendous support from around the world, from right after the earthquake
until today.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the people of the world.
Thanks for Support from Overseas
Messages from Japan Self-Defense Forces and United States Forces Japan Message from the Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. Forces Japan to commemorate ten years since the Great East Japan Earthquake.
