rebuilding
March 11, 2013
OTSUCHI, Iwate Prefecture--Keiko Nakajima lost her parents, her brother and her sister-in-law in the tsunami of March 11, 2011.
March 05, 2013
Sixty percent of Fukushima Prefecture residents said it will take more than 20 years to recoup the lifestyles they lost when the prefecture was hit by the triple disaster of...
March 01, 2013
More than half of local governments devastated by the 2011 disaster in northeastern Japan say they will need six to 10 more years to completely rebuild their communities, an...
February 21, 2013
Seven young intellectuals are seeking support for their proposal to preserve the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant as a tourist site carrying a cautionary message for...
September 10, 2012
As heavy construction continues in rebuilding regions of northeastern Japan that were damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake, a serious shortage of accommodations for...
September 01, 2012
Struggling Sharp Corp.'s future just got murkier after it failed to reach an agreement with Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. over the Taiwanese company’s planned investment in...
June 09, 2012
SHEHONG, China—Chinese government officials may point to the houses and streets of Mingxing town in Shehong county in Sichuan province, and boast about the rapid recovery...
May 26, 2012
Renesas Electronics Corp. will cut 28 percent of its work force and close some of its factories as part of a drastic downsizing program demanded by its bankers, according to...
May 19, 2012
SICHUAN, China--Local authorities here are under fire for building a lavish government building with public funds earmarked for rebuilding from the 2008 Great Sichuan...
May 04, 2012
A serious shortage of soil and subsequent price increases are delaying efforts to rebuild the disaster-hit Tohoku region and prolonging the misery of survivors who are...
March 06, 2012
Ninety-two percent of Fukushima residents believe the groundwork has yet to be laid for rebuilding the prefecture nearly a year after the disaster started at the Fukushima No....
February 11, 2012
The evacuated area around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will be divided into five zones along municipal borders under a staged government plan to return...
February 11, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has called on local governments across the nation to accept debris from quake-stricken northeastern Japan to help share the enormous burden of...
December 04, 2011
NEW YORK--New Yorkers gathered in Union Square on the evening of Dec. 2 to light candles and offer prayers and pledges for the reconstruction of Fukushima Prefecture.
October 21, 2011
With the chance to make something good from the Great East Japan Earthquake tragedy, the government should compile an ambitious rebuilding plan that extends for 100 years, says ...
October 07, 2011
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Oct. 7 approved a third supplementary budget that includes 9.1 trillion yen ($119 billion) to go toward rebuilding efforts...
October 04, 2011
Despite encouraging signs of renewed business confidence among companies, the new government still faces a crucial test: its ability to get the domestic economy back on the...
September 25, 2011
Due to the huge damage caused by liquefaction triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Architectural Institute of Japan has set up a website that allows the public...
September 19, 2011
Short of funds and wielding no influence, a 12-year-old girl still managed to get prefectural governors across Japan to join hands in support of victims of the March 11 Great...
September 14, 2011
A government panel is considering a 4-percent increase in corporate tax, along with temporary hikes in income tax, to help pay for reconstruction following the Great East Japan ...