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Visit to Hokkaido to Inspect the State of the Damage Caused by the 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake
September 9, 2018
Photograph of the Prime Minister listening to those affected by the disaster at an evacuation center in Atsuma Town
Photograph of the Prime Minister visiting a site affected by liquefaction
Photograph of the Prime Minister visiting a site affected by liquefaction
Photograph of the Prime Minister visiting a site affected by liquefaction
Photograph of the Prime Minister offering a silent prayer
Photograph of the Prime Minister offering a silent prayer
Photograph of the Prime Minister visiting a site affected by a landslide
Photograph of the Prime Minister visiting a site affected by a landslide
Photograph of the Prime Minister visiting a site affected by a landslide
Photograph of the Prime Minister visiting a site affected by a landslide
Photograph of the Prime Minister listening to those affected by the disaster at an evacuation center in Atsuma Town
Photograph of the Prime Minister listening to those affected by the disaster at an evacuation center in Atsuma Town
Photograph of the Prime Minister listening to those affected by the disaster at an evacuation center in Atsuma Town
Photograph of the Prime Minister listening to those affected by the disaster at an evacuation center in Abira Town
Photograph of the Prime Minister listening to those affected by the disaster at an evacuation center in Abira Town
Photograph of the Prime Minister exchanging views with the Governor of Hokkaido and others
Photograph of the Prime Minister exchanging views with the Governor of Hokkaido and others
Photograph of the Prime Minister receiving the request
On September 9, 2018, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Hokkaido to inspect the state of the damage caused by the 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake.
The Prime Minister first visited a site in Sapporo City that had been affected by liquefaction.
After that, he conducted an aerial inspection of sites affected by landslides, including Atsuma Town in Yufutsu District, from a Self-Defence Forces helicopter.
Subsequently, the Prime Minister visited a site in Atsuma Town that had been affected by a landslide, and conducted an inspection of the site. He also visited an elementary school that is being used as an evacuation center and listened to evacuees.
The Prime Minister then visited a community center in Abira Town that is being used as an evacuation center and listened to evacuees. Following that, the Prime Minister exchanged views with Ms. Harumi Takahashi, Governor of Hokkaido, Mr. Shoichiro Miyasaka, Mayor of Atsuma Town, Mr. Shuichiro Oikawa, Mayor of Abira Town, and Mr. Yoshiyuki Takenaka, Mayor of Mukawa Town, and received a written request.
