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Japan’s March 11th Disaster and Ongoing Recovery

Japan’s March 11th Disaster and Ongoing Recovery

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1. Earthquake

Copyright : Japan Meteorological Agency

• 9.0 Mw earthquake occurred at 14:46 JST

• Location ~40 miles off-shore of Northeast Japan

• 4th largest earthquake recorded

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2. Tsunami

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3. Fukushima

kwamata

Ono

Evacuation Area

Fukushima Dai-ichi

Fukushima Dai-niNaraha

Tomioka

Okuma

Futaba

Namie

Minami Soma

Kawauchi

Tamura

Katsurao

Iidate

Hirono

Deliberate Evacuation Area

Evacuation Prepared Area in case of Emergency

Evacuation Prepared Area in case of Emergency

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Milestones

Search and Rescue Immediate global response Emergency shelters set up Aid distributed

Recovery May 2nd: 1st Supplementary Budget passed to fund 4 trillion yen for emergency

response Infrastructure repair and debris removal From shelters to temporary homes: number of people displaced peaked at 475,000

people

Redevelopment June 20: Basic Law for Reconstruction passed July 29: Basic Concept for Reconstruction adopted Local master planning underway

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Looking Forward

Regeneration Coastal areas all with unique issues Job creation – aging society Incentives to attract investment

» 5-year corporate tax exemption, additional exemptions» Deregulation» Grants

Funding Costs expected to exceed 23 trillion yen ($295 billion) 3rd Supplementary budget includes 9.24 trillion yen for reconstruction 11.55 trillion yen of reconstruction bonds

Nuclear safety Ongoing – cold shutdown to occur later this year Impact on energy policy- rising cost of energy?? Focus on safety at plants and in food/water chain Redevelopment and clean up still in question

Thank You

rebecca.green@erm.com

Thank You

rebecca.green@erm.com