Prime Minister Shinzo Abe received a courtesy call from graduate school students of Harvard University at the Prime Minister's Office.

The Prime Minister said in his address,

"There are currently 14 Diet members who graduated from Harvard Kennedy School, all taking active roles.
Mr. Shiozaki, sitting next to me, served as the Chief Cabinet Secretary for the First Abe Administration. Also, Minister Motegi and Minister Hayashi in the current Abe Administration are from Harvard Kennedy School.
Answering the question I received now, I would like to talk about the reconstruction from the disaster.
The Abe Administration, the coalition government of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the New Komeito, took over the reins of government about three months ago. Our mission is to accelerate the reconstruction from the disaster.
Three prefectures were hit by the earthquake and tsunami, and among them, we have been able to present a roadmap on the progress of reconstruction for Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures.
From April, moving into new residences, including residences provided by the national and prefectural governments, will actually start, and people will be able to live their lives as they were before the tsunami.
However, regarding Fukushima, there are areas contaminated by radioactive substances from the accident of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, and the issue of decontamination stands in the way.
We are currently carrying forward various policies for accelerating the decontamination work."