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Contributor: Kyodo News JBN
Friday, May 29 2020 - 17:00
AsiaNet
Fukushima Pref. Creates PR Video Showing Status of Recovery from Disaster, Efforts for Food Safety
FUKUSHIMA, Japan, May 29, 2020 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/--

- English, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional Characters), Korean Versions Opened 
on Fukushima's Official YouTube Channel -

The Fukushima Prefectural Government has released "The Challenges of Fukushima 
2020," a promotional video on the region, on its official YouTube channel 
"PrefFukushima" as this year marks a milestone, the 10th anniversary of the 
March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear accident.

The local government has uploaded not only the Japanese version of the video 
but also its English, Chinese (simplified and traditional) and Korean versions 
to the channel out of its desire to show the current situation of Fukushima to 
the rest of the world.

"The Challenges of Fukushima 2020"

Japanese version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGaJQvSNDVI

English version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMsZ-jo0dQ8

Chinese version (simplified):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXdjVGP8Qzs

Chinese version (traditional):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnyfYyY_fZs

Korean version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6vuQ9_Mfkg

The video shows continued efforts made by Fukushima for recovery from the Great 
East Japan Earthquake, powerful on a global scale, for food safety and for 
other purposes as this year marks the 10th year since the disaster.

Video overview

- Recovery
Evacuation orders issued following the outbreak of the nuclear disaster have 
been lifted in most areas. Decontamination work on the surface of land has been 
completed in all areas affected by fallout from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi 
nuclear power station, except in areas designated as "difficult-to-return" 
zones. Airborne radiation doses in most parts of Fukushima Prefecture are now 
at almost the same level as those in major cities in the world.

- Infrastructure restoration
Restoration work has been completed on 95% of civil engineering facilities such 
as roads, which sustained damage in the disaster. Traffic convenience has 
improved because main roads in the Hamadori coastal district have been 
refurbished and the Joban and Tohoku-Chuo expressways connected. Services on 
East Japan Railway Co.'s Joban Line, which had been cut off in some sections 
following the disaster, were fully resumed this March.

- Fukushima industries
The safety of locally produced agricultural, forestry and fishery products is 
ensured since measures against radioactive substances are being thoroughly 
implemented and thorough tests conducted on such products. The number of 
Fukushima-brewed "sake" rice wine brands, a regional specialty, which won gold 
prizes at the latest Annual Japan Sake Awards was the largest among Japan's 47 
prefectures for the seventh consecutive year. The "Fukushima brand" has gained 
high reputation overseas, and the exports of rice and peaches are particularly 
brisk.

- Technology
Under the Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework initiative, businesses 
developing cutting-edge robotic, energy, agricultural, forestry, fisheries and 
other technologies have established their research bases in the prefecture, 
allowing Fukushima to support Japan's new future.


Source: Fukushima Prefectural Government
Translations

Korean