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Only 4 of 31 tsunami-hit sites have finalized reconstruction plans

National Sep. 12, 2011 - 07:00AM JST ( 20 )

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some14someSep. 12, 2011 - 07:24AM JST

...also due to tough competition among construction companies, my guess.
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zichiSep. 12, 2011 - 08:22AM JST

Some places lost all or most of their elected officials, while other places had mainly very old people. Some of the areas should not be rebuilt and instead turned into national parks. We should also take note of what the ancestors said, not to build below a certain height.

Since the disaster, the unemployment rate has doubled the national rate so it's important to start the reconstruction work. There should be a local law that work is offered to a local first.

The whole thing about sea defenses will need a rethink because none could withstand the mega tsunami but spending billions of yen on new defenses may not be the answer.
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Bartholomew HarteSep. 12, 2011 - 09:54AM JST

These folks NEED to get on the same page-Many of the older people insist on" going back" even when they know that it's never going to happen. A very sad &complex situation.
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Bartholomew HarteSep. 12, 2011 - 09:56AM JST

There is No Going Back & never will be-Deal with it.
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Boris YarovoySep. 12, 2011 - 09:58AM JST

There are technology forecasting earthquakes and tsunamis - TRON. TRON can be done in a month. She came up with the Ainu of Russia. Therefore, the Japanese government does not want to introduce. Then there will be new victims and new billions for the construction of homes destroyed.
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Darren BrannanSep. 12, 2011 - 11:52AM JST

I know a lot of fishing coops sent boats to miyage and Iwate but most of the places have no processing or refrigeration facilities to process the fish. AEON supermarket just bought a whole Iwate town's catch of Sanma for their Topvalu brand.. Guess they must have put it straight into freezer trucks. Hospitals, doctors and vital infrastructure just doesn't exist for many towns still. I fear the flu season will be catastrophic in those evac centres and amongst the kids and elderly.
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zichiSep. 12, 2011 - 12:39PM JST

It will take 15-20 years to rebuild. Kobe City took more than 10 years after the 1995 earthquake and is now a great city to live in. I love it here, I couldn't think of living anywhere else again. I intend to end my days here.
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The_TrueSep. 12, 2011 - 02:00PM JST

ZICHI said: "I intend to end my days here". wow!, what happend in your home country?, it was so bad there?

anyway, good luck!, i will be out of here soon!
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zichiSep. 12, 2011 - 02:11PM JST

Nothing really wrong with my country, Britain where I lived for mostly for 40+ years but I love living in Japan/Kobe City too.
- ModeratorSep. 12, 2011 - 02:17PM JST
  
  Back on topic please.
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PigletSep. 12, 2011 - 02:24PM JST

Rebuilding on exactly the same locations is a recipe for disaster, unless they build huge tsunami walls (which would be prohibitively expensive and not even completely safe). These cities have seen tsunami very regularly along their history and had to be rebuild constantly.

Some portions of the Pacific coast should be declared hazardous (like they do in many places abroad) and infrastructure should not be build in these areas. People building houses in these areas should do this at their own risk and without beneficing full insurance and public infrastructure.

New infrastructure should be build more inland in a rational way (evacuation routes, etc...).
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PigletSep. 12, 2011 - 02:26PM JST

It is stupid and almost criminal to rebuild cities in the same location.
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PapigiulioSep. 12, 2011 - 02:26PM JST

zichi: amen kobe is a great place, lets hope they can rebuild most areas in Tohoku to that same greatness. it is beyond me why still only 4 places have finalized construction plans. The government should be on TOP of this building more housing ASAP, is should be their TOP priority. but no instead they care about what some guy says. :(
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tajSep. 12, 2011 - 02:43PM JST

Piglet, I fear you are greatly over-simplifying the situation. Please understand that each of these 31 different communities has a unique situation. Some towns were mostly wiped out. Some, have quick rises in elevation and will be able to rebuild, with some adjustments to zoning.
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TumbleDrySep. 12, 2011 - 05:16PM JST

taj: I'm with Piglet. Just don't rebuilt there. Japan will still be facing countless tsunamis and earthquakes in the future (count on a large scale). People just never learn...
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smithinjapanSep. 12, 2011 - 09:07PM JST

It's easy to say that you shouldn't rebuild in the same area, and certain seems like common sense, but in actuality it's very difficult for most if not all to build on higher up, safer locations. Japan lacks the land space for one, and with real estate costing as much as it does here many people wouldn't be able to afford better (and safer) property without proper assistance.

Anyway, I'm sure a lot of red tape is seriously hampering reconstruction as well, and they need to cut through it and get working.
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GWSep. 12, 2011 - 09:24PM JST

I expect years & years of bickering when common sense shud be employed & changes made, its going to get nasty & they will want Tokyo to pay for it all.

Its sucks for sure but quick compromise & inplement plans & get started, otherwise its going to be many many years, lots of bitching, collosal amounts of $$$ wasted & it will drag on forever & a lot of people feeling they are intitled to anything they want, hope I am wrong, we shall see.
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AsagaoSep. 12, 2011 - 10:36PM JST

Something you can't rush into. We all know that big bribes are involved with the reconstruction projects, so there is no point being worried that no money is being spent and there is no activity. Someone needs to explain in clear simple Japanese that there is no point rebuilding in the contaminated location. Especially to TEPCOs innocent victims.
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アメリフセインSep. 13, 2011 - 05:24AM JST

Some areas shouldn't be rebuilt as the elevation dropped due to the tectonic movement in some areas and wherever they rebuild they should make sure to put some kind of dam along the coast. There should never be a repeat of this, not even 200 years from now.
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cechanjuSep. 20, 2011 - 07:45PM JST

Which are the four cities?