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Japan: Poll - Public Not Satisfied with Quake Rebuilding |
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The Yomiuri Shimbun |
| Source Date: |
Sunday, March 04, 2012 |
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ICT for MDGs
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Japan |
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Mar 05, 2012 |
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A total of 72 percent of respondents said they could see little or no progress in reconstruction efforts for areas hit by last year's Great East Japan Earthquake, according to a recent survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun ahead of the first anniversary of the March 11 disaster.
By region, 78 percent of respondents from Tohoku--which was hit hardest by the quake and ensuing tsunami--chose either "little progress seen" or "no progress made" in reconstruction efforts, figures higher than those from any other region, according to the poll taken on Feb. 25 and 26.
The Kanto, Kinki and Chugoku-Shikoku regions followed with 75 percent perceiving little or no progress, while the figure for respondents from Kyushu, 65 percent, was the lowest.
Asked to choose one or more explanations for why they could see little or no progress in reconstruction efforts, 75 percent chose "the serious impact of the nuclear crisis" at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
"The earthquake was extremely devastating and affected wider regions," was cited by 63 percent, while 61 percent picked the statement, "There are problems in the way the government has been responding to the disaster."
The survey also found 83 percent of respondents said efforts to cope with damage caused by the nuclear crisis "had not been smoothly progressing." The proportion climbed to its highest rate, 91 percent, among respondents from Tohoku.
The survey also asked respondents if they think the prefecture they live in should accept debris from Iwate and Miyagi prefectures for disposal. This question was given only to respondents other than those from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures.
It found that 75 percent of these respondents said their prefectures should accept debris as long as the amount of radioactive material it contains is within levels the government guarantees will not pose any health risks.
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Japan: Poll - Public Not Satisfied with Quake Rebuilding A total of 72 percent of respondents said they could see little or no progress in reconstruction efforts for areas hit by last year's Great East Japan Earthquake according to a recent survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun ahead of the first anniversary of the March 11 disaster
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