The Prime Minister Visits Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Photograph of the Prime Minister holding a meeting with Mayor Idogawa of Futaba Town, Fukushima Prefecture, and others 1
Photograph of the Prime Minister holding a meeting with Mayor Idogawa of Futaba Town, Fukushima Prefecture, and others 2
Photograph of the Prime Minister talking with people stricken by the disaster at the evacuation center 1
Photograph of the Prime Minister talking with people stricken by the disaster at the evacuation center 2
Photograph of the Prime Minister visiting the evacuation center
Prime Minister Naoto Kan visited former Kisai High School in Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture.
Former Kisai High School has been serving as an evacuation center for the residents of Futaba Town, Fukushima Prefecture, who fled their homes together following the incident at the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Futaba Town has established a Saitama branch of the municipal office within the said high school, transferred the municipal headquarters for disaster control and administrative functions to this branch, and has been engaged in daily operations.
After meeting with Mr. Katsutaka Idogawa, Mayor of Futaba Town, Mr. Kiyoshi Ueda, Governor of Saitama Prefecture, and Mr. Ryoichi Ohashi, Mayor of Kazo City, the Prime Minister visited the evacuation center and talked with people stricken by the disaster.