Re: Japan - Major Earthquake Magnitude 9.0 on Mar 11, Many thousands dead & missing - March 27+
Matsumoto submits resignation
Newly appointed reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Naoto Kan.....
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 09:29 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_14.html
Matsumoto submits resignation
Newly appointed reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Naoto Kan.....
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 10:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_15.html
Survivors welcome Matsumoto resignation
Residents in Japan's disaster-hit areas have welcomed the resignation of reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto.......
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 11:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_16.html
Cabinet approves fiscal 2011 2nd extra budget
Japan's government has approved a draft second supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 to fund recovery from the March 11 disaster. The extra budget is worth nearly 2 trillion yen, or about 25 billion dollars.......
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 12:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_17.html
Political reaction to Matsumoto resignation
The resignation of Japan's reconstruction minister, Ryu Matsumoto, has been welcomed by opposition parties and even the ruling coalition......
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 13:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_18.html
Overseas media on Matsumoto resignation
Overseas media were quick to report Matsumoto's resignation, reflecting strong interest in the news worldwide........
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 15:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_22.html
Tokyo police to close roads in disaster drill
Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department plans to close major roads in the capital as part of a large-scale drill on September 1st, the 88th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake......
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 15:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_23.html
Hirano promoted to reconstruction minister
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan has appointed Tatsuo Hirano to replace Ryu Matsumoto as minister for post-disaster reconstruction......
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 17:08 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_27.html
Governor on reconstruction minister resignation
Miyagi Governor Yoshihiro Murai has commented on the resignation of Ryu Matsumoto as reconstruction minister, saying people in disaster-hit regions must be disgusted.......
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 17:34 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_26.html
Hirano vows to tackle reconstruction soon
Tatsuo Hirano has pledged to create an environment to tackle the reconstruction of the disaster-hit areas as soon as possible, while listening to local opinions.......
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 19:08 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_30.html
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Yomiuri online
Soil liquefaction spread across Kanto region
Damage to homes from soil liquefaction caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake was not limited to the three worst-hit prefectures in the Tohoku region, a Yomiuri Shimbun survey has found, but also spreads across six prefectures in the Kanto region.......
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110704003798.htm
Aomori fest float aims to boost morale in Ofunato
An Aomori Nebuta float made of illuminated papier-mache will parade through Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, in September to attempt to reinvigorate the city, which was hit hard by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami......
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110704003012.htm
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Asahi com
Construction boom hits Tohoku, but not everyone is happy
The expected construction boom in areas devastated by the March 11 disaster has arrived, but much grumbling is being heard despite the money pouring in from both the public and private sectors. .....
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107040253.html
Tears flow at quake victim memorial service in Fukushima
Nearly four months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, poignant scenes such as one of a 4-year-old boy embracing a framed picture of his deceased father touched hearts at a memorial service for victims on July 3 in Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture......
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107040242.html
Proud father keeps evidence of lost daughter's life
IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture--The room of Himeka Suzuki, a 10-year-old girl killed in the Great East Japan Earthquake, is adorned with her paintings and award certificates, showing that she accomplished a lot in her too-short life and the best lay ahead........
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107040237.html
Rebuilding minister Matsumoto under fire for 'verbal abuse'
Opposition parties on July 4 blasted Ryu Matsumoto, the state minister in charge of the rebuilding process following the Great East Japan Earthquake, for insensitive comments made the previous day during a visit to disaster-stricken areas.......
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107040250.html
New energy-saving weekend shift takes toll on families
At JR Hitachi Station in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, it was business as usual on this hot summer morning, with salarymen in business attire headed to work, including the offices of Hitachi Ltd. and nearly 20 group companies.....
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107040236.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
104 Indonesian nurses, caregivers to depart for Japan
JAKARTA (Kyodo) -- A total of 104 Indonesian nurses and caregivers are to depart for Japan on Monday despite a still low number of foreign workers in Japan who have passed local examinations for health professionals since the program started in 2008......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm003000c.html
Summer holiday travelers to decline 2.8% due to quake disaster
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of Japanese holidaymakers planning overnight or longer trips during the summer vacation season is expected to fall 2.8 percent from a year earlier, dropping for the first time in two years, a major travel agency said Monday.......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm005000c.html
Cabinet agrees on 2 tril. yen 2nd quake-relief budget
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan agreed Tuesday on a draft 2 trillion yen ($24.6 billion) second extra budget for fiscal 2011 that would finance relief work after the earthquake and tsunami in March, including health checks over the next decades on people affected by the subsequent nuclear crisis.......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm007000c.html
Japan's reconstruction minister quits after offending quake victims
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto resigned Tuesday only a week after he assumed the newly created post, following remarks he made over the weekend that offended many people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the country's northeast.....
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm008000c.html
Reconstruction minister apologizes for 'rough' remarks
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's disaster reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto on Tuesday apologized for making "rough" remarks that may have hurt the feelings of victims of the March 11 disaster, and vowed to continue helping disaster-hit areas even after he steps down from the post......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm023000c.html
Wife of U.S. Ambassador to Japan releases cookbook to raise funds for disaster victims
Susan Roos, the wife of U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos, has released her own recipe book to raise relief money for quake victims in Miyagi Prefecture.......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na006000c.html
Man determined to repair tsunami-hit home for elderly despite lack of money
HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Miyagi -- A man here who spent around the last five years preparing a home for the elderly, only to see it rendered unusable by the March 11 tsunamis just weeks before its opening, is determined to repair the facility despite a lack of funds......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na008000c.html
Woman living at care facility following tsunami to publish poetry anthology on disaster
YAMADA, Iwate -- A woman who has been temporarily living at a care facility here since the March 11 tsunami is set to publish a poetry anthology on the disaster.......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na016000c.html
Disaster-hit communities express concern, anger on minister's exit
SENDAI (Kyodo) -- The resignation Tuesday of reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto over a series of inflammatory remarks rekindled anger among municipal leaders and disaster-affected residents in northeastern Japan, while heightening concerns about progress toward rebuilding the region.....
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm080000c.html
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Jiji press
Japan Postdisaster Reconstrution Minister Offers to Resign
Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Ryu Matsumoto, Japanese minister for postdisater reconstruction, on Tuesday offered to resign after making controversial remarks following his recent visit to areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500097
Japan Govt Sets 2-T.-Yen Draft Extra Budget
Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Tuesday adopted a draft second supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 which earmarks nearly 2 trillion yen mainly for reconstruction after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500194
(Update) Japan Reconstruction Minister Matsumoto Resigns
Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Ryu Matsumoto, Japanese minister for postdisaster reconstruction, resigned Tuesday after making controversial remarks during his recent visit to areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami........
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500379
Over 70 Pct of Japan Firms Trying to Save Power: Survey
Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--A private-sector survey showed Tuesday that 72.7 pct of companies in Japan said they have decided to or may implement measures to conserve electricity to help offset possible power shortages in the summer........
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500647
(Update) Hirano Picked as Japan's Disaster Reconstruction Minister
Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan named Tatsuo Hirano, senior vice minister of the Cabinet Office, as minister for postdisaster reconstruction on Tuesday.......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500379
Japan Local Govts Back Power-Saving Drives at Home
Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese local governments are encouraging household efforts to save power in the simmering heat of summer as the country faces a squeezed electricity supply due to a series of nuclear-plant shutdowns following the radiation crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 complex......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500798
(Update 2) Hirano Picked as Japan's Disaster Reconstruction Minister
Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan named Tatsuo Hirano, senior vice minister of the Cabinet Office, as minister for postdisaster reconstruction on Tuesday.......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500871
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Sankei news
Shichigahama town, Miyagi pref http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shichigahama,_Miyagi
Matsumoto submits resignation
Newly appointed reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Naoto Kan.....
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 09:29 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_14.html
Matsumoto submits resignation
Newly appointed reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Naoto Kan.....
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 10:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_15.html
Survivors welcome Matsumoto resignation
Residents in Japan's disaster-hit areas have welcomed the resignation of reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto.......
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 11:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_16.html
Cabinet approves fiscal 2011 2nd extra budget
Japan's government has approved a draft second supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 to fund recovery from the March 11 disaster. The extra budget is worth nearly 2 trillion yen, or about 25 billion dollars.......
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 12:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_17.html
Political reaction to Matsumoto resignation
The resignation of Japan's reconstruction minister, Ryu Matsumoto, has been welcomed by opposition parties and even the ruling coalition......
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 13:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_18.html
Overseas media on Matsumoto resignation
Overseas media were quick to report Matsumoto's resignation, reflecting strong interest in the news worldwide........
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 15:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_22.html
Tokyo police to close roads in disaster drill
Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department plans to close major roads in the capital as part of a large-scale drill on September 1st, the 88th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake......
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 15:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_23.html
Hirano promoted to reconstruction minister
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan has appointed Tatsuo Hirano to replace Ryu Matsumoto as minister for post-disaster reconstruction......
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 17:08 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_27.html
Governor on reconstruction minister resignation
Miyagi Governor Yoshihiro Murai has commented on the resignation of Ryu Matsumoto as reconstruction minister, saying people in disaster-hit regions must be disgusted.......
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 17:34 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_26.html
Hirano vows to tackle reconstruction soon
Tatsuo Hirano has pledged to create an environment to tackle the reconstruction of the disaster-hit areas as soon as possible, while listening to local opinions.......
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 19:08 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_30.html
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Yomiuri online
Soil liquefaction spread across Kanto region
Damage to homes from soil liquefaction caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake was not limited to the three worst-hit prefectures in the Tohoku region, a Yomiuri Shimbun survey has found, but also spreads across six prefectures in the Kanto region.......
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110704003798.htm
Aomori fest float aims to boost morale in Ofunato
An Aomori Nebuta float made of illuminated papier-mache will parade through Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, in September to attempt to reinvigorate the city, which was hit hard by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami......
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110704003012.htm
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Asahi com
Construction boom hits Tohoku, but not everyone is happy
The expected construction boom in areas devastated by the March 11 disaster has arrived, but much grumbling is being heard despite the money pouring in from both the public and private sectors. .....
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107040253.html
Tears flow at quake victim memorial service in Fukushima
Nearly four months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, poignant scenes such as one of a 4-year-old boy embracing a framed picture of his deceased father touched hearts at a memorial service for victims on July 3 in Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture......
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107040242.html
Proud father keeps evidence of lost daughter's life
IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture--The room of Himeka Suzuki, a 10-year-old girl killed in the Great East Japan Earthquake, is adorned with her paintings and award certificates, showing that she accomplished a lot in her too-short life and the best lay ahead........
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107040237.html
Rebuilding minister Matsumoto under fire for 'verbal abuse'
Opposition parties on July 4 blasted Ryu Matsumoto, the state minister in charge of the rebuilding process following the Great East Japan Earthquake, for insensitive comments made the previous day during a visit to disaster-stricken areas.......
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107040250.html
New energy-saving weekend shift takes toll on families
At JR Hitachi Station in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, it was business as usual on this hot summer morning, with salarymen in business attire headed to work, including the offices of Hitachi Ltd. and nearly 20 group companies.....
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107040236.html
__________________________________________________ ___
Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
104 Indonesian nurses, caregivers to depart for Japan
JAKARTA (Kyodo) -- A total of 104 Indonesian nurses and caregivers are to depart for Japan on Monday despite a still low number of foreign workers in Japan who have passed local examinations for health professionals since the program started in 2008......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm003000c.html
Summer holiday travelers to decline 2.8% due to quake disaster
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of Japanese holidaymakers planning overnight or longer trips during the summer vacation season is expected to fall 2.8 percent from a year earlier, dropping for the first time in two years, a major travel agency said Monday.......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm005000c.html
Cabinet agrees on 2 tril. yen 2nd quake-relief budget
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan agreed Tuesday on a draft 2 trillion yen ($24.6 billion) second extra budget for fiscal 2011 that would finance relief work after the earthquake and tsunami in March, including health checks over the next decades on people affected by the subsequent nuclear crisis.......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm007000c.html
Japan's reconstruction minister quits after offending quake victims
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto resigned Tuesday only a week after he assumed the newly created post, following remarks he made over the weekend that offended many people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the country's northeast.....
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm008000c.html
Reconstruction minister apologizes for 'rough' remarks
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's disaster reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto on Tuesday apologized for making "rough" remarks that may have hurt the feelings of victims of the March 11 disaster, and vowed to continue helping disaster-hit areas even after he steps down from the post......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm023000c.html
Wife of U.S. Ambassador to Japan releases cookbook to raise funds for disaster victims
Susan Roos, the wife of U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos, has released her own recipe book to raise relief money for quake victims in Miyagi Prefecture.......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na006000c.html
Man determined to repair tsunami-hit home for elderly despite lack of money
HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Miyagi -- A man here who spent around the last five years preparing a home for the elderly, only to see it rendered unusable by the March 11 tsunamis just weeks before its opening, is determined to repair the facility despite a lack of funds......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na008000c.html
Woman living at care facility following tsunami to publish poetry anthology on disaster
YAMADA, Iwate -- A woman who has been temporarily living at a care facility here since the March 11 tsunami is set to publish a poetry anthology on the disaster.......
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na016000c.html
Disaster-hit communities express concern, anger on minister's exit
SENDAI (Kyodo) -- The resignation Tuesday of reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto over a series of inflammatory remarks rekindled anger among municipal leaders and disaster-affected residents in northeastern Japan, while heightening concerns about progress toward rebuilding the region.....
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm080000c.html
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Jiji press
Japan Postdisaster Reconstrution Minister Offers to Resign
Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Ryu Matsumoto, Japanese minister for postdisater reconstruction, on Tuesday offered to resign after making controversial remarks following his recent visit to areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500097
Japan Govt Sets 2-T.-Yen Draft Extra Budget
Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Tuesday adopted a draft second supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 which earmarks nearly 2 trillion yen mainly for reconstruction after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500194
(Update) Japan Reconstruction Minister Matsumoto Resigns
Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Ryu Matsumoto, Japanese minister for postdisaster reconstruction, resigned Tuesday after making controversial remarks during his recent visit to areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami........
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500379
Over 70 Pct of Japan Firms Trying to Save Power: Survey
Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--A private-sector survey showed Tuesday that 72.7 pct of companies in Japan said they have decided to or may implement measures to conserve electricity to help offset possible power shortages in the summer........
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500647
(Update) Hirano Picked as Japan's Disaster Reconstruction Minister
Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan named Tatsuo Hirano, senior vice minister of the Cabinet Office, as minister for postdisaster reconstruction on Tuesday.......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500379
Japan Local Govts Back Power-Saving Drives at Home
Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese local governments are encouraging household efforts to save power in the simmering heat of summer as the country faces a squeezed electricity supply due to a series of nuclear-plant shutdowns following the radiation crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 complex......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500798
(Update 2) Hirano Picked as Japan's Disaster Reconstruction Minister
Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan named Tatsuo Hirano, senior vice minister of the Cabinet Office, as minister for postdisaster reconstruction on Tuesday.......
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500871
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Sankei news
Shichigahama town, Miyagi pref http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shichigahama,_Miyagi
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