Support for sufferers / Numbers of evacuees / Movements in the three affected prefectures

• - The number of evacuees dropped from a peak of 470,000 to 42,000 (January 2021).

Support for sufferers / No. of occupied temporary housing residences / Movements in each of the three affected prefectures

• - The number of occupied temporary housing units dropped from 316,000 people to 1,000 people (March 2021).

Support for sufferers / No. of households with self-rebuilt homes / Movements in each of the three affected prefectures

• - Around 150,000 households have either self-rebuilt their homes, or are doing so.

Source: Cabinet Office Disaster Management

Reconstruction of homes and towns / Opening and extending reconstruction roads and reconstruction support roads

• - Of the 570 km of reconstruction roads and reconstruction support roads, approximately 86% have been opened(as of March 6, 2021).
• - The outlook is for almost all to be open within FY2020, apart from certain sections.

Reconstruction of homes and towns / Restoration and extension of railways

• - All of the 2,350.9km of disaster-affected roads in the three prefectures were reopened by March 2020.

Reconstruction of homes and towns / Numbers of Disaster Public Housing units built / Movements in the three affected prefectures

• - The building of Disaster Public Housing was mostly complete by the end of FY2018, and entirely complete by December 2020.

Reconstruction of homes and towns / Numbers of residences relocated to higher ground / Movements in the three affected prefectures

• - The relocated development of housing to higher ground building was mostly complete by the end of FY2018, and entirely complete by December 2020.

Reconstruction of homes and towns / Area supplied by land readjustment projects

• - In Rikuzen Takata City in Iwate Prefecture, in Ishinomaki and Onagawa Town in Miyagi Prefecture, and elsewhere, land readjustment projects have been used for large-scale reconstruction urban development.

For more details of the history of disaster public housing and relocation to higher ground

[Reconstruction Agency] Home reconstruction work schedule

Formation of land by land readjustment projects, and use of land vacated by relocation by group relocation promotion projects for disaster prevention For information about related expertise

[Reconstruction Agency] Guidebook for the Promotion of Land Use in Disaster-affected Urban Areas（Edition for land formed by raising levee height）
[Reconstruction Agency] Guidebook for the Promotion of Land Use in Disaster-affected Urban Areas（Edition for low-lying areas）
[Reconstruction Agency] Guidebook for the Promotion of Land Use in Disaster-affected Urban Areas（Edition for estimation of users）

For examples of the use of land vacated by relocation in group relocation promotion projects for disaster prevention

[Reconstruction Agency] Examples of the Use of Land Vacated by Relocation in Group Relocation Promotion Projects for Disaster Prevention (Additional Edition)

[For those wishing to use land developed by land readjustment projects]

(Iwate Prefecture, Noda Village) Vacant Home Information Bank
(Iwate Prefecture, Yamada Town) Looking for applicants to use land around National Route 45 in Yamada Town
(Iwate Prefecture, Otsuchi Town) Otsuchi Town Vacant Land Bank System
(Iwate Prefecture, Kamaishi City) Readjusted Land Usage Support System
(Iwate Prefecture, Ofunato City) Ofunato Station Area Land Use Matching Project
(Iwate Prefecture, Rikuzen Takata City) Land Use Promotion Bank
(Miyagi Prefecture, Kesennuma City) Entry system for reconstruction urban development business operators etc.
(Miyagi Prefecture, Minamisanriku Town) Sale of land from the Minamisanriku Town land readjustment project, and provision of information to would-be renters
(Miyagi Prefecture, Onagawa Town) Project for information provision on the use of vacant homes in Onagawa Town, and notification of lotting out and renting of town-owned land
(Miyagi Prefecture, Onagawa Town) Project for information provision on the use of vacant homes in Onagawa Town, and notification of lotting out and renting of town-owned land
(Miyagi Prefecture, Ishinomaki City) Applicants wanted for lotting out (renting) city-owned land from the Ishinomaki City Disaster-affected Urban Area Reconstruction Land Readjustment Project (Business applicants wanted to locate businesses in the industrial zone)
(Miyagi Prefecture, Higashi Matsushima City) Applicants wanted for lotting out or renting land for business premises in the Omagarihama district
(Miyagi Prefecture, Shichigahama Town) Business operator applicants wanted for Hanabuchihama district commercial and industrial sites, and for Yogasakihama district A industrial sites (rental)
(Miyagi Prefecture, Sendai City) Business operator applicants wanted, to use city-owned land in the Gamo Hokubu district
(Fukushima Prefecture, Shinchi Town) Shinchi Town Vacant Home and Land Bank
(Fukushima Prefecture, Iwaki City) Iwaki City Vacant Land Bank (within the implementation area of the coastal five districts land readjustment project)

Regeneration of Industry and livelihoods / Gross domestic product / Movements in the three affected prefectures (including breakdown)

• - The damage from the Great East Japan Earthquake mostly reduced the gross domestic product of the three prefectures in 2011, but it has increased since 2012, centered on construction.

Regeneration of Industry and livelihoods / Current management issues in the group subsidy questionnaire survey / Movements in the three affected prefectures

• - Of the management issues faced by small and medium enterprises which used group subsidies, the most common were “Hiring and training personnel” (“Hiring and training employees”, “Hiring and training management personnel”) and “Finding and developing sales channels.”

Responses for each issue / Total number of responses

Regeneration of Industry and livelihoods / Manufactured product shipment prices/ Movements in the three affected prefectures

• - Iwate and Miyagi prefectures have growth rates above the national average, and even Fukushima Prefecture has recovered to its pre-disaster level
• - On the other hand, there are areas in the coastal regions of the three affected prefectures where recovery is delayed.

Regeneration of Industry and livelihoods / Value of agricultural production / Movements in the three affected prefectures

• - Iwate and Miyagi prefectures moved in line with national trends, at levels higher than before the disaster.
• - Fukushima Prefecture has yet to recover to its level from before the disaster, but it has been trending upwards in recent years.

Regeneration of Industry and livelihoods / Value of forestry production / Movements in the three affected prefectures

• - Iwate and Miyagi prefectures are broadly maintaining the same levels as before the disaster.
• - Fukushima Prefecture dropped substantially immediately after the disaster, but has recently recovered to 80% of pre-disaster levels.

Regeneration of Industry and livelihoods / Catches of each fish type / Movements in the three affected prefectures

• - In recent years, Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures are moving at around 50-70% of pre-disaster levels. But, there are major variations between years and between fish types.
• - In Fukushima Prefecture, catches dropped substantially immediately after the disaster, and fisheries are still working towards resuming full operations.

Regeneration of Industry and livelihoods / Total foreigner hotel stays / Movements in the three affected prefectures

• - The total number of hotel stays by foreigners in the six prefectures of the Tohoku region in 2019 was 1.68 million person-nights, surpassing the target of 1.5 million person-nights by 2020.
• - In Fukushima Prefecture, on the other hand, the growth rate in total foreigner hotel stays was lower than the national level.

Reconstruction and regeneration from the reactor disaster / Numbers of residents

• - In regional authorities which lifted evacuation orders earlier, around 80% of residents have returned, but in other municipalities the return of residents is only partial.

Reconstruction and regeneration from the reactor disaster / Land area of evacuation order areas / Movements

• - Evacuation orders are gradually being lifted, and their land area has been reduced to 29% of their maximum extent.

Reconstruction and regeneration from the reactor disaster / Numbers of evacuees in the whole of Fukushima Prefecture/ Movements

• - The number of evacuees in the whole of Fukushima Prefecture has declined from a peak of 165,000 to 36,000 people (as of January 2021)

・Around 50-60% said they were “not returning”, while around 30-40% said they “want to return” or are “undecided”, with variation between the regions .

• Survey of resident intentions in the municipalities affected by the reactor disaster

Reconstruction and regeneration from the reactor disaster / Proportion of consumers reluctant to purchase produce from Fukushima Prefecture/ Movements

• ・Numbers of people who are reluctant to purchase produce from Fukushima Prefecture because of radioactive substances are declining, with recent surveys recording the lowest levels.

Reconstruction and regeneration from the reactor disaster / Price disparity between Fukushima produce and the national average/ Movements

• ・Price disparities between Fukushima produce and the national average is trending towards recovery, but are becoming entrenched for some categories, namely beef and peaches.

Reconstruction and regeneration from the reactor disaster / Countries imposing import restrictions

• ・Of 54 countries and regions which imposed import restrictions, 39 have fully abolished them, and 13 have relaxed them (as of January 2021)