Population outflow continues in disaster-hit areas ⇢

Saturday marks 11 months since the March 11th earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan. Cities and towns hit hard by the disaster have seen a rise in the outflow of residents.

As of Friday, the National Police Agency put the number of dead from the disaster in the Tohoku region at 15,787 and those missing at 3,302.

An increasing number of people in Miyagi, Iwate, and Fukushima prefectures have relocated after the disaster to look for jobs or avoid the impact of the nuclear accident.

Fukushima Prefecture lost more than 53,000 people by the end of last year in reaction to the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

The stricken municipalities have expressed concern that the population outflow could hamper their reconstruction efforts. They are also worried that a drop in tax revenues could threaten their existence.

Source: nhk.or.jp

11 February 1

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