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• Outline of the Great East Japan Earthquake

  • 1. Occurrence of the Earthquake and Approaching Tsunami
  • 2. Road Clearance
  • 3. Support to the Disaster-Affected Areas
  • 4. Temporary Restoration

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• Videos

• Chronology

• Additional reading

  • Bungei Shunju magazine (May 2011 issue) Record of the unknown soldiers, Iku Aso
  • Forward! - Record of the unknown soldiers who fought against the Great East Japan Earthquake -
  • Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake - untold story of the local construction companies’ struggle
  • Protecting people’s lives and communities - eyewitness reports of the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • The road that saved people’s lives - walking along Route 45
  • The Great East Japan Earthquake, untold account of the MLIT - Mission must be accomplished. “We won’t say no.”
  • “Five Strength” Building Nation by Disaster Prevention - The Lessons Learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake: Japan’s Road to Rebirth
  • Emergency response to the Great East Japan Earthquake, 88 pieces of advice - record of initial actions taken by the MLIT -
  • Clear the roads! - connect the Road of Life to the affected areas -

• Those who want to know more

  • Clearance

  • Operation “Teeth of a Comb”
  • Channel clearance

  • Support to the Regions

  • TEC-FORCE
  • Disaster-relief vehicles and machinery
  • Liaison
  • Procurement of Relief Supplies

  • Restoration

  • Roads
  • Rivers
  • Coast
  • Harbors

  • Reconstruction

  • Reconstruction Road
  • River and coast
  • Harbor
  • The fixed point observation images of the revival situation
  
  
  • Records/Archives
  • Journals
  • Reconstruction plan
  • Press Releases
  • A Collection of Lessons
  • Lecture materials
  • Monument/Panel Exhibition