※The figures and timings are not scrutinized.
The Process and Prospects for Reconstruction
Intensive Reconstruction Period
(2011-2015)
Reconstruction and Revitalization Period(-2020)
Current Status
2016.3
Support for
Evacuees
Housing
Reconstruction
&
Community
Development
Reviving
Industry
&
Livelihoods
Revitalizing
&
Reconstructing
Fukushima
Creation of
“New Tohoku”
March 2017
【The Number of evacuees】
171,000
（470,000 at its peak）
2017.3
2019.3
2018.3
2020.3
2021.3
Physical and mental health care,
community development, “Mental
Recovery” project, etc.
123,000
(as of February 13, 2017)
（March, 2017(scheduled))（March, 2019(scheduled))
【Completed (as of end of January 2017)】
【completed】
Relocation：60%
Completion of housing projects
Relocation：69%
Relocation：43％
（estimate as of March 2016)
Public housing：78％
Public
housing：83％
Public housing: 58％
Most of the infrastructure is restored.
Railroad and roads are almost rebuilt
except for some areas.
Continue to promote acceleration measures,
Closely work with the municipalities.
【Agriculture】
74% of farmlands have recovered
83% recovered
91% reopened
Number of foreigners staying overnights is back to
only the same level as pre-earthquake level.
（Nationwide:233% increase）
Evacuation orders lifted:
Tamura, Kawauchi (partial),
Naraha
127% of pre-earthquake level
(2016)
79,000
(as of March 2017)
Evacuation orders lifted:
Katsurao (partial),
Kawauchi (entire village),
Minamisoma (partial)
Building of leading model projects
（FY2013~FY2015: 216 projects) ）
Sanriku coastal road partially opens
Fukushima-Soma road partially opens (90% of Sendai-Kamaishi)
Kamaishi-Hanamaki road opens
JR Joban Line opens
(as of December 2016)
【Tourism】(compared with 2010)
【Evacuees from Fukushima Prefecture:
97,000】(164,000 at peak time)
（FY2019(scheduled)）
・Finding new markets, product development
・Promotion of tourism revival (targeting three-folds of foreign visitors
to Tohoku area)
・Assistance for recovery of local shopping streets
(as of end of September 2016)
【Seafood Processing】
87% of the facilities have reopened
（FY2018(scheduled)）
Creating opportunities for business matching.
Coordination with responsible Ministries : Decontamination, Restoration
of infrastructure, resumption of services necessary for daily life.
Evacuation order will be lifted for
the areas other than the area
where return is difficult.
(By the spring 2017, except for
Okuma and Futaba towns)
Reconstruction projects in the area where return
is difficult will be started in early FY 2017
Completion of Reconstruction public
houses (4,890 units) (By March 2018)
Development and sharing the models in other areas.
Utilizing human resources and knowhow of private
companies, universities, and NPOs.
(2019) Rugby World Cup
(2020) The Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo
(March 2021）The end of Reconstruction and Revitalization Period
(Reconstruction Agency is scheduled to close no later than March 2021）