Current Status and Path Toward Reconstruction

Current Status and Path Toward Reconstruction October 2012

1 Town Rebuilding Efforts Underway Collective household relocation Collective relocation

New town

Land readjustment

[ Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture ] Construction： Feb. 2012 to Aug. 2012 Structure: Wooden flat 12 houses

Before Flooded area After

Disaster area

Public housing development

leveling

Flooded area Land readjustment and leveling

24 municipalities 245 districts

Unprecedented scale of devastation requires huge amount of projects to be undertaken

3 municipalities

5 municipalities

3 districts

20 districts

20 municipalities 58 districts

26,000 houses

Over 20,000 houses

Great Hanshin-Awaji Great HanshinChuetsu Earthquake Great East Japan Earthquake (average Great East Japan Awaji Earthquake Great East Japan Earthquake Earthquake (project term: 2 years)

Earthquake

project term: 8 years)

(project term: 6 years)

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2 Current Status of Reconstruction of Public Infrastructure, Agriculture and Fisheries Items

Progress

Current status

15% Public housing development *as of Aug. 2012

0%

Collective household relocation *as of Aug. 2012

100%

47%

0%

Land readjustment *as of Aug. 2012

50%

50%

Consent of the Minister for Land, Infrastructure and Transport secured for 129 / 276 districts

50%

100%

Progress

0%

*as of Mar. 2012

50%

Fishing ports

50%

100%

Clear prospects of resuming business for 43,664 / 67,121 aquaculture facilities

0%

50%

Fish catches 50%

100%

Fish catches: 69% on a weight basis (80% on a value basis) compared with the same period prior 100% to the disaster

55% 1,801 / 2,325 schools resumed classes

0%

100%

Aquaculture facilities

0%

77% *Aug. 2012

50%

65%

100%

Schools

100%

108 / 319 fishing ports resumed operation

69% 165 / 184 hospitals resumed service

0%

50%

34%

90% Hospitals

8,190 / 21,480 ha of farming areas restored

Agricultural fields

0%

Urban planning decisions made for 16 / 57 districts

Current status

38%

100%

28%

0%

Land secured for 3,132 / 20,952 houses (excluding Fukushima Pref.)

Items

Fish processing facilities

0%

50%

418 / 759 facilities resumed fish processing 100%

3 Clearance of Debris Underway Current status of disposal of waste generated by the disaster Iwate & Miyagi Pref.

Disaster Waste Disposal Ratio (%)

Transfer of debris with highest priority for removal to makeshift yards

Interim target

Transporting all debris to makeshift yards

Makeshift incinerators Target ・Iwate Pref. 2 incinerators (capacity: 195 tons/day) ・Miyagi Pref. 29 incinerators (capacity: 4,495 tons/day） ・Fukushima Pref. 3 incinerators (capacity: 570 tons/day） Disaster waste for disposal in wider area ・Iwate Pref. 420,000 tons ・Miyagi Pref. 1,270,000 tons (about 10% of the total disaster waste)

Achieved

Mar.

2011

Aug.

Mar. May Jul.

2012

Mar.

2013

Mar. (month)

2014 (year) (Makeshift incinerators at Sendai City)

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4 Current Status of Reconstruction in Mining and Industry ○ Indicators for mining and industry have recovered to pre-disaster levels. Full-scale reconstruction in the

tsunami-devastated areas remains a challenge. Production index for mining and industry within & outside the disaster area

Estimated output of 59 corporations in the tsunamidevastated areas

Note: 2005 is the base year, set at 100 (month)

2010

2011

2012

(year)

2009

2011 2012 (year) 2010 （Source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry）

Production index for mining and industry (2005 =100) 100

100

100

80

80

80

60

40

全国 Total Iwate 岩手

60

Coastal areas subjected to tremendous damage

全国 Total 宮城 Miyagi

60

全国 Total

Fukushima 福島 40 40 1 3 5 7 9 11 1 3 5 7 9 11 1 3 5 (month) 1 3 5 7 9 11 1 3 5 7 9 11 1 3 5 (month) 1 3 5 7 9 11 1 3 5 7 9 11 1 3 5(month) 2012 (year) 2011 2010 (year) 2012 2010 2011 2012 (year) 2010 2011

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5 Employment Situation ■Trends in employment （ratio） 2.00 1.80

Ratio of job offers to jobseekers (Nationwide) (3 prefectures) Effective ratio of job offers to jobseekers (Nationwide) (3 prefectures)

1.60 1.40 1.20 1.00 0.80 0.60 0.40 0.20 0.00

（Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare）

3 4 2011

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

1 2012

2

3

4

5

6 （month） （year） (Unit: number of persons × offers)

■Gap between demand and supply in employment

legend： job offers job seekers (men) job seekers (women)

public welfare cleaning construction transportation food production service sector distributive trade clerical job specialist job 0

500

1000

6

1500 【ex: Ishinomaki Employment Security Office】

6 Current Situation in Fukushima① (Radiation Level) Current radiation level measured in the air: March 2012*

* These two charts show the estimated radiation level on the basis of data collected by air monitoring in November 2011.

Estimated radiation level in air: March 2022 (10 years later)

*Effects of decontamination not considered

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6 Current Situation in Fukushima② (Evacuees from Restricted Areas) （as of 10 August 2012） Approx. 160,000 persons in total Approx. 100,000 persons Approx. 60,000 persons

Evacuees in Fukushima (1) Inside Fukushima (2) Outside Fukushima

Other areas such as Yamagata Prefecture have evacuees. Approx. 110,000 persons ≪Areas where neither business nor entry is restricted≫ New business is allowed Approx. 22,000 persons

Evacuees from Restricted Areas

≪Areas where some restrictions are still in place≫ Restriction on new business in place Approx. 4,000 persons Entry of residents is restricted

Approx. 6,000 persons

Longer term evacuation required Deliberate evacuation area

Approx. 300 persons Approx. 54,000 persons

It is to be noted that the areas with restrictions including “deliberate evacuation areas” are expected to be downgraded to a status with fewer or no restrictions, thereby enabling new businesses to be operated.

■帰還支援に当たっての主要課題 ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥

Review of zoning for evacuation Decontamination Restoration of infrastructure Policy on compensation Assistance to evacuees in the long term Promotion of employment and industry

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7 Organization of the Reconstruction Agency & Assistance from Municipalities Approx. 320 staff

Staff sent from municipalities nationwide

Reconstruction Agency

(As of April 16) Other, 48 persons

Construction staff, 194 persons

Headquarters Clerical staff, 137 persons

Miyako

Iwate Bureau (Morioka city) Kesenmuma

Other, 54 persons Clerical staff, 206 persons Construction staff, 409 person

Miyagi Bureau (Sendai city)

Kamaishi

Minami-soma

Fukushima Bureau (Fukushima city)

Kamaishi Branch Kesennuma Branch

Ishinomaki

Ishinomaki Branch

Minami-soma Branch

Headquarters (Tokyo)

*Approximately 100 staff sent from central government on a regular basis

Iwate Bureau （Morioka City） approx. 30 staff

Miyagi Bureau （Sendai City） approx. 50 staff

Iwaki Branch Clerical staff 148 persons

190 staff

Iwaki

Ibaraki Office

Other, 41 persons

Construction staff, 160 persons

Miyako Branch

Aomori Office

(As of June 5)

Fukushima Bureau （Fukushima City） approx. 30 staff

Aomori Office Ibaraki Office The Ministerial Meeting for the Promotion of Reconstruction

The Committee for the Promotion of Reconstruction

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8 Grants for Reconstruction Objectives: To support town rebuilding undertaken on the basis of the reconstruction plans formulated by local governments afflicted by the disaster, and accelerate reconstruction. Features: The grants for reconstruction of areas severely damaged by the disaster are intended to enable their swift and flexible implementation by choosing from among the diverse projects those necessary for reconstruction. All expenses will be borne by the central government (additional national subsidy and local allocation tax). Budget Scale: Total of 2 trillion 289 billion Yen on a project basis

Core Projects Diverse infrastructure projects* necessary for reconstruction of the afflicted municipalities are consolidated into a single package “Core Projects” (*40 subsidy projects by 5 ministries). Road project

Collective relocation project for disaster p prevention

Earthquake resistance reinforcement p j for hospitals p project Project to install eco-friendly purification tank

Agricultural area development project

Fishery village development project ・・

Land readjustment project

School facilities development project

Associated Projects Projects proposed by municipalities to be implemented in connection with the Core Projects. Maximum budget scale: up to 35% of the funds allocated for the core projects ■ 1st Distribution Approximately 305 billion yen (project basis), allocated to 59 municipalities in 7 prefectures ■ 2nd Distribution Approximately 316 billion yen (project basis), allocated to 71 municipalities in 8 prefectures ■ 3rd Distribution Approximately 181 billion yen (project basis), allocated to 56 municipalities in 9 prefectures

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Approved Plans for Special Zones for Reconstruction As of September 27, 2012

◎ Aomori

① Tax breaks & relaxation of green belt regulations for manufacturers

◎ Iwate ③ Relaxation of medical regulations to improve medical & elderly care & welfare ④ Tax breaks for manufacturers

Kamaishi Relaxation of zoning restrictions hereby enabling construction commercial facilities in dustrial exclusive zones)

◎ Miyagi ⑥ Tax breaks for manufacturers ⑦ Relaxation of medical regulations to improve medical & elderly care & welfare ⑧ Tax breaks for IT-related projects

○ Ishinomaki Minami-Soma

⑨ Tax breaks for service industries ⑩ Deregulation of agricultural industry ⑪ Tax breaks for tourism, etc.

⑱ Deregulation of temporary building

○ Shiogama ⑫ Tax breaks and financial incentives for tourism industry

○ Sendai ⑬ Tax breaks for agricultural industry

◎ Fukushima ⑭ Deregulation of the production & sale of medical devices ⑮ Tax breaks for manufacturers ⑰ Relaxation of medical regulations to improve medical & elderly care & welfare ⑲ Relaxation of Defined Contribution Pension Act

Tokyo

◎ Ibaraki ⑳ Tax breaks for manufacturers

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10 Planned New Businesses for Renewable Energy Kamaishi Smart Community Development Project (*1) Area: Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture Business entities: Nippon Steel, Sumikin Engineering Co., Ltd. & Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

Area: Hirono-cho, Iwate Prefecture Business entity: Toko Electric Corporation

Kesennuma Smart Community Development Project (*1) Area: Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture Business entities: e-solutions & Ebara Environment Plant Co., Ltd.

Future City Initiative (*2)

JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Sendai Refinery Station Area: Tagajo City, Miyagi Prefecture Expected power generation: 1,000kW (solar )

Future City Initiative (*2) Area: Iwanuma City, Miyagi Prefecture Yamamoto-cho Compact City Smart Community Project (*1) Area Yamamoto-cho, Miyagi Prefecture Business entities: NTT East & Enett

Minami-soma City Solar Power Generation Project Area: Minami-soma City, Fukushima Prefecture Business entities: Taisei Construction Co., Ltd, Toshiba Corporation, & Sojiz Corporation, etc.

Nippon Paper Industries Nakoso Factory Area: Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture Business entity: Nippon Paper Industries Expected power generation: 9,250kW (solar)

Expected power generation: 10,000kW (solar)

Miyako City Smart Community Promotion Project (*1) Area: Miyako City, Miyagi Prefecture Business entities: JDC Corporation, NTT Data & Enett

Area: Higashi-matsushima City, Miyagi Prefecture Expected power generation:1,990kW

Expected power generation: 20,000kW (solar)

Hirono-cho Kadonohama Solar Power Generation

Future City Initiative (*2) Areas: Ofunato City, Rikuzen-takada City, & Sumita-cho, Iwate Prefecture Tomarihama Solar Power Generation Area: Ishinomaki City Business entities: Toko Electric Corporation, etc. Expected power generation: 10,000kW (solar)

Ishinomaki Smart Community Project (*1) Area: Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture Business entities: Toshiba Corporation & Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

Floating Wind Farm Research Project Area: Offshore from Fukushima Prefecture Business entities: Marubeni, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal, etc. Expected power generation: 16,000kW (offshore wind farm for 2011-2015 fiscal years)

*1: Masterplan is under development with a target completion date this autumn *2: Mega-solar system being considered under the Future City Initiative

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APPENDICES

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Tax Breaks ① (1) Tax breaks to assist in creating employment in severely damaged areas (i) Special Depreciation / Tax Credit ~March 2014

~March 2016

Machines / installations

Immediate depreciation

50%

Buildings and structures

25%

Selected option applied

Special depreciation

Tax credit （※１）

~March 2014

~March 2016

Machines / installations

15%

Buildings and structures

8%

(ii) Special Corporate Tax Credit Designated corporations are eligible for a tax credit equivalent to 10% of the combined amount of salaries and other payments for employees from severely damaged areas. (iii) Taxation to Promote Establishment of New Business Facilities New corporations are eligible to include in deductible expenses reserve funds for reinvestment (to a maximum of their revenues for a designated five-year period)

Corporations are eligible for immediate depreciation if they reinvest, etc. (to a maximum of their balance of reserves for reinvestment, etc.)

* Designated corporations located in the Reconstruction Industrial Cluster Areas are allowed to choose either (i), (ii) or (iii).

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Tax Breaks ② (1) Tax breaks to assist in creating employment in severely damaged areas (iv) Tax breaks for R&D Corporations are eligible for immediate depreciation if they acquire assets for research and development activities.

Corporations are eligible for tax credit equivalent to 12% (normally 8 – 10%) of the expense for immediate depreciation of assets for research and development activities.

(2) Exemption from local tax or application of non-uniform tax rates Designated corporations seeking the tax breaks in (1) are also eligible for local tax exemptions or reduced local tax rates for corporate enterprise tax, real estate acquisition tax and fixed asset tax in accordance with the provisions of the relevant ordinances of the local government concerned, if the corporations acquire machines, buildings or other property in these zones. * The tax breaks in (1) and (2) apply to designated corporations located in the Reconstruction Industrial Cluster Areas. Note: Example of making best use of the aforementioned tax breaks: The tax breaks shown in this slide are flexible enough to allow corporations to make best use of them by picking out the items which they consider most suited to their specific investment plan from the menu of tax breaks. It is noted that, for instance, the clock starts on 11 March 2011 for immediate depreciation, which is valid until March 2014, whereas the clock for the five-year corporation tax exemption does NOT start ticking until they have been designated by the municipality in which they are located, thereby allowing the corporations to make use of the tax breaks in the following manner: Immediate depreciation for the first year; Special corporate tax credit for the second year; and Taxation to promote establishment of new business facilities (five-year corporation tax exemption) for the third year

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Exhaustive List of Approved Plans for Reconstruction Promotion ① as of November 19, 2012 Region

2nd Mar

①

Aomori ②

③

④

Approval Areas covered (Revision)

Outline of the special measures

●Tax breaks (corporation tax, real estate acquisition tax, etc.) 【Scope】 Eco-friendly manufacturing, life science industry, electronics industry, 4 coastal Tax breaks and environment and renewable energy industry, food-related industry, information service municipalities relaxation of green industry and retailing in Aomori belt regulations for 【Municipalities covered】 Hachinohe City, Misawa City, Oirase Town, Hashikami Town Prefecture manufacturers ●Relaxed requirements for the proportion of green areas in constructing factories 【Municipalities covered】 Hachinohe City, Oirase Town, Hashikami Town

Financial incentives (Compensation for ●Compensation for the interest rate on loans to be provided to the enterprise for its plan to 26th June Misawa City build frozen food plants interest rate on loans)

12th Oct

Iwate

Summary

9th Feb

Financial incentives ●Compensation for the interest rate on loans to be provided to the enterprise for its plan to Hachinohe (Compensation for build freezing/refrigerating facilities City interest rate on loans)

Iwate Prefecture

●Relaxation of medical regulations for improving medical care, elderly care and welfare ・Relaxed requirements for medical staff arrangements in hospitals 【Areas covered】 Entire prefecture Relaxation of ・Relaxed application of the regulations for the management of medical welfare staff medical regulations providing in-home services ・Relaxed application of the regulations for the management of welfare staff at intensive care for improving homes for the elderly medical & elderly application of the regulations for the management of welfare staff at long-term ・Relaxed care & welfare healthcare facilities ・Relaxed application of the requirements for buildings and facilities for pharmacies 【Municipalities covered】 12 coastal municipalities

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Exhaustive List of Approved Plans for Reconstruction Promotion ② Region

⑤

⑥

⑦

⑧

Approval (Revision)

⑪

Summary

Outline of the special measures

●Tax breaks (corporation tax, real estate acquisition tax, etc.) Tax breaks for 【Scope】 Electrical industry, medical & healthcare industry, automobile industry, timber manufacturers, 30th Mar Iwate industry, tourism, food industry and marine industry Deregulation of th requirements for the experience required of managers in medical device manufacture ●Relaxed (28 Aug) Prefecture production & sale of and sales medical devices 【Areas covered】 Entire prefecture rd

3 Aug

●Relaxed requirements for zoning thereby enabling construction of commercial facilities in

Kamaishi Relaxation of zoning exclusive industrial zones City restrictions 【Areas covered】 Minato district

Tax breaks for major ●Tax breaks (corporation tax, real estate acquisition tax, etc.) Miyagi 9th Feb 【Scope】 Manufacturing (automobile industry, electrical industry, food industry, timber manufacturing th industry, medical & healthcare industry, renewable energy industry, aerospace industry and (25 May) Prefecture sectors marine industry) 2nd Mar

rd ⑨ Miyagi 23 Mar

⑩

Areas covered

23rd Mar

rd

23 Mar

Tax breaks for Sendai City agriculture-related industries

●Tax breaks (corporation tax, real estate acquisition tax, etc.) 【Scope】 Agricultural industry, renewable energy industry, R&D industry 【Areas covered】 Coastal areas

Tax breaks for ●Tax breaks (corporation tax, real estate acquisition tax, etc.) tourism Shiogama 【Scope】 Marine transport services, food retail, accommodation services, etc. Financial incentives incentives (Compensation for the interest rate of loans) ●Financial City for tourism and 【Target project】 Construction of a new aquarium, marine industrial plants marine industries Tax breaks for Ishinomaki commerce-related City industries

●Tax breaks (corporation tax, real estate acquisition tax, etc.) 【Scope】 Commerce, tourism industry, medical & healthcare industry and ICT industry 【Areas covered】 City center

Relaxation of the Ishinomaki Agricultural Land City Act

●Relaxation of Agricultural Land Act requirements concerning construction of “country elevator” storage facilities

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Exhaustive List of Approved Plans for Reconstruction Promotion ③ Region

Approval (Revision)

Areas covered

Summary

Outline of the special measures

●Relaxation of medical regulations for improving medical care, elderly care and welfare ・Relaxed requirements for medical staff arrangements in hospitals Relaxation of 【Areas covered】 Entire prefecture medical regulations ・Relaxed application of the regulations for the management of medical welfare staff for improving providing in-home services Miyagi medical & elderly ・Relaxed application of the regulations for the management of welfare staff at intensive care th 10 Apr ⑫ homes for the elderly Prefecture care & welfare ・Relaxed application of the regulations for the management of welfare staff at long-term Deregulation of production & sale of healthcare facilities 【Areas covered】 15 coastal municipalities medical devices ●Deregulation of the production and sale of medical devices 【Areas covered】 Entire prefecture ●Tax breaks (corporation tax, real estate acquisition tax, etc.) Miyagi Tax breaks for IT【Scope】 Information technology (software industry, internet services, call centers, BPO Miyagi 12th Jun ⑬ offices, data centers, design development industry, digital content industry) Prefecture related projects 【Municipalities covered】 10 coastal municipalities and 7 adjacent municipalities Tax breaks for ●Tax breaks (corporation tax, real estate acquisition tax, etc.) 27th July Ishinomaki industries relevant to 【Scope】 Tourism, commerce, industry relevant to renewable energy or recycling ⑭ (28th Sep) City tourism and commerce 【Areas covered】 Areas in the Oshika Peninsula

Shichigahama Relaxation of City zoning restrictions

⑮

28th Sep

⑯

Miyagi Tax breaks for Prefecture 28th Sep agriculture-related and 11 industries municipalities

⑰

6th Nov

⑱

Fukushima

th

16 Mar

Onagawa- Relaxation of cho zoning restrictions

●Relaxed requirements for zoning, thereby enabling construction of larger offices in the areas where they are not currently permitted 【Areas covered】 Ekiraku district ●Tax breaks (corporation tax, real estate acquisition tax, etc.) 【Scope】 Agriculture and related industries 【Areas covered】 11 coastal cities ●Relaxed requirements for zoning, thereby enabling construction of buildings in the areas where they are not currently permitted 【Areas covered】 Washinokami and Konorihama districts

Deregulation of ●Relaxed requirements for the experience required of managers in medical device manufacture Fukushima production & sale of and sales Prefecture 【Areas covered】 Entire prefecture medical devices 18

Exhaustive List of Approved Plans for Reconstruction Promotion ④ Region Approval Areas covered

Summary

Outline of the special measures ●Tax breaks (corporation tax, real estate acquisition tax, etc.) 【Scope】 Automobile industry, electric industry, medical & healthcare industry, renewable energy industry, etc.

20th Apr

Fukushima Tax breaks for Prefecture manufacturers

20th Apr

Financial incentives Aizu(compensation for ●Compensation for the interest rate on loans to be provided to the enterprise for wakamatsu interest rate on investing in non-metallic processing industries City loans)

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20th Apr

●Relaxation of medical regulations for improving medical care, elderly care and welfare ・Relaxed requirements for medical staff arrangements in hospitals Relaxation of ・Relaxed application of the regulations for the management of medical welfare staff medical regulations providing in-home services Fukushima ・Relaxed application of the regulations for the management of welfare staff at intensive care for improving Prefecture homes for the elderly medical & elderly application of the regulations for the management of welfare staff at long-term ・Relaxed care & welfare healthcare facilities 【Areas covered】 Entire prefecture

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27th July

Minami-Soma Deregulation of ●Relaxed requirements for the duration for which temporary buildings can be left in City temporary building place

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Relaxation of the Fukushima Defined 3rdAugust Prefecture Contribution Pension Act

⑲

⑳

Fukushima

●Relaxed application of requirements for defined contribution pensions to facilitate opting out of the pension scheme prior to the deadline.

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Exhaustive List of Approved Plans for Reconstruction Promotion ④ Region Approval Areas covered 13th Nov

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Iwaki City

Summary Tax breaks for tourism

Fukushima 25

Outline of the special measures ●Tax breaks (corporation tax, real estate acquisition tax, etc.) 【Scope】 Tourism-related industries

Financial incentives ●Compensation for the interest rate on loans to be provided to an enterprise for its 13th Nov Minami-Soma (compensation for City plan to build corrugated cardboard manufacturing facilities interest rate of loans ●Tax breaks (corporation tax, real estate acquisition tax, etc.)

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13 coastal Tax breaks for municipalities industries relevant to 【Scope】 Next-generation industries and the automobile industry, as well as sectors 9th March in Ibaraki new energy and relevant to construction, electricity, machinery, food, fishery, logging, transport, tourism, Prefecture other sectors and commerce, etc. 【Municipalities covered】 13 municipalities 30th Oct

28 Tochigi 6th Nov

Relaxation of the Ibaraki Defined Prefecture Contribution Pension Act

●Relaxed application of requirements for defined contribution pensions to facilitate opting out of the pension scheme prior to the deadline.

Takanezawa- Deregulation of ●Relaxed requirements for the duration for which temporary buildings can be left in cho temporary building place, applied to temporary elementary school buildings

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Involvement of the Private Sector in Reconstruction Establishment of a New Service for Collaboration with the Private Sector 1. Organization  New organization for collaboration with the private sector on reconstruction work established on 1st Apr 2012: Unit for Collaboration with the Private Sector for Reconstruction.  The staff members of the new unit have been sourced from the Japan Business Federation, Japan Association of Corporate Executives, and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.  New units established in each of the Regional Bureaus of the Reconstruction Agency. → 20 officers in total (10 in Tokyo headquarters, 10 in regional bureaus) 2. Mission  Providing technical support for collaboration with the private sector in the afflicted municipalities;  Holding meetings of committees charged with each reconstruction project and providing the necessary support to relevant government bodies;  Holding seminars and exhibitions to promote collaboration with the private sector;  Compiling and releasing a list of FAQs and best practice in collaboration with the private sector on reconstruction work in the afflicted municipalities.

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Contact Details for the Reconstruction Agency 【Contact】 Address ： Sankaido Building, 1-9-13 Akasaka, Minato-ku, TOKYO 107-0052 Tel e-mail 【Website】 URL

： +81 3 5545 7234, +81 3 5545 7365 : [email protected] : http://www.reconstruction.go.jp/english/

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Useful Website Concerning Reconstruction Efforts① All information deemed to be useful in reconstruction efforts under the purview of the Special Zone for Reconstruction is posted on the following webpages. [English webpages] Outline of the Special Zones for Reconstruction (focused on tax breaks) http://www.reconstruction.go.jp/english/topics/2012/09/120919_2.html Outline of the Special Zones for Reconstruction http://www.reconstruction.go.jp/english/topics/20120921_outline_special_zone.pdf Framework of the Law for Special Zone for Reconstruction http://www.reconstruction.go.jp/english/topics/20120921_framework_special_zone.pdf [Japanese webpages] < Special Zones for Reconstruction >  Details of the Special Zones for Reconstruction ※Comprehensive document detailing a wide range of issues such as deregulation and tax breaks http://www.reconstruction.go.jp/topics/hukkoutokkuseidosetumeishiryou.pdf  Exhaustive list of approved plans for special zones for reconstruction http://www.reconstruction.go.jp/topics/20121012_suishin.pdf

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Useful Website Concerning Reconstruction Efforts ②  Outline of each Core Project (40 consolidated projects to be conducted by municipalities ) http://www.reconstruction.go.jp/topics/120405gaiyou.pdf  First distribution (inclusive list of funded projects for each municipality) http://www.reconstruction.go.jp/topics/000571.html  Second distribution (inclusive list of funded projects for each municipality) http://www.reconstruction.go.jp/topics/000884.html  Third distribution (inclusive list of funded projects for each municipality) http://www.reconstruction.go.jp/topics/001197.html  Request for fourth distribution http://www.reconstruction.go.jp/topics/20121023_4koufukinjigyoukeikeku.pdf

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