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The Prime Minister Visits Miyagi and Iwate Prefectures
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Photograph of the Prime Minister visiting the temporary stores in Oya-Kaigan in Kesennuma City
Photograph of the Prime Minister observing the damage to the Kesennuma Joint Government Building
Photograph of the Prime Minister observing the damage to the fish market in Kesennuma City
Photograph of the Prime Minister exchanging views with the Vice Governor of Miyagi Prefecture and others at a hotel in Kesennuma City
Photograph of the Prime Minister observing the Takata Matsubara area in Rikuzentakata City
Photograph of the Prime Minister offering a silent prayer at the former Rikuzentakata City Office Government Office Building
Photograph of the Prime Minister exchanging views with the Vice Governor of Iwate Prefecture and others at the Rikuzentakata City Office tentative government office building
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda visited Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, and Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture, to gauge the extent of the damage from the Great East Japan Earthquake and to exchange views with local municipalities and relevant parties.
Arriving at Matsushima Air Base of the Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) by SDF aircraft, the Prime Minister travelled to Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture and observed the damage to the Kesennuma Joint Government Building and fish market. The Prime Minister then exchanged views with Vice Governor of Miyagi Prefecture Shuichi Miura and Mayor of Kesennuma City Shigeru Sugawara at a hotel in Kesennuma City.
Afterwards, the Prime Minister travelled to Iwate Prefecture and observed the damage to the Takata Matsubara area and former Rikuzentakata City Office, which was followed by an exchange of views with Vice Governor of Iwate Prefecture Hisaki Miyadate and Vice Mayor of Rikuzentakata City Takashi Kubota at the temporary government office building of Rikuzentakata City.
