～Fukushima Today～

Boys at JFA Academy Fukushima

令和２年９月２０日開館予定（双葉町）

JFA resumed its activities in Fukushima
Prefecture for the first time in about 10 years
新型コロナウイルス感染症の終息と町の復興を願って、
after its practice base was relocated to
Shizuoka Prefecture due to the nuclear 町内大川原地区で花火を打ち上げました。町内で花火がdisaster at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi 上がるのは東日本大震災・原発事故後初めてです。
Nuclear Power Station.

Fukushima
Prefecture

2 Aug. 2021
New Fukushima Revitalization Promotion
Headquarters

― Index－■ 10 years after the disaster1 Revitalization efforts and challenges(1)

Decontamination(2)

Current status of the Evacuation-designated Zone

(3)･･･････････････････････････････････・･･･・･･･････

P1･･････････････････････････････････････

P2

Change in evacuee numbers･･････････････････････････････････････････････････

P2

(4)

Health of Fukushima residents･･････････････････････････････････････････････････

P3

(5)

Securing of housing and creating an environment for people to return

(6)
(7)

･･････････････････････

P4

Basic infrastructure･････････････････････････････････････････････････

P5

Industry① Agriculture･････････････････････････････････････････････････

P6② Tourism･････････････････････････････････････････････････

P7③ Business investment and employment creation･･･････････････････････

P8④ The Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework I･･･････････････････････

P9

The Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework II･･･････････････････････

P10

P11
(8) Efforts towards decommissioning･･･････････････････････････････････････(9) Strengthening the countermeasures against harmful rumours and the fading awareness of the disaster P12(10） Impact on revitalization efforts ① COVID-19･･････････････････････････････
P13
2 Promoting the reconstruction and revitalization of Fukushima
In the Second Reconstruction and Revitalization Period･････････････････････････････････････
P142

10 years after the disasterThanks to the great efforts made by the residents of Fukushima and the warm support from within Japan and other countries around the world, revitalization in Fukushima has been making steady progress such as the lifting of evacuation orders and the re-establishmentof the living environment.On the other hand, over 35,000 people are still evacuated (as of June 2021). In addition, the Prefecture is faced with issues such as having evacuees return home, rebuilding the livelihoods of disaster affected residents, preventing harmful rumours andmemories related to the disaster from fading away, revitalizing local industries, developing public infrastructure, etc. New challenges have also arisen with the progress in revitalization. As well, the path to revitalization is still long and difficult as there is a need to strongly request
the national government and TEPCO to safely and steadily decommission all reactors in the Prefecture under their responsibilities. This is the major premise of efforts towards the revitalization and reconstruction.

Revitalization efforts that have shown great○Promoting safe and steady initiatives ○Responsibly dealing withworkrelated tothedisposal
progress○ Atmospheric radiation levels
ofALPS-treatedfor decommissioning
Prerequisite measures for revitalization

have significantly dropped

Dismantling of theUnit 1 and 2 exhauststacks○The world's unprecedented and major R&D
hub for land, sea and air robots and drones

⇒P.1
⇒P.11

⇒P.11
Fukushima Robot Test Field
Fully opened on 31 March, 2020

Photo provided: TEPCO

Revitalization efforts still in progress○ More than 35,000 people
remain in a state of evacuation⇒P.2○Final disposal of contaminated soil
outside the Prefecture within 30 years after
launching the Interim Storage Facility○Development of transportation networks
such as roads⇒P.9○The hub for realizing a hydrogen based society

⇒P.5

⇒P.9

⇒P.1
Fukushima Hydrogen Energy
Research Field
Opened on 7 March, 2020

○The branding of Fukushima products○Events affecting revitalization efforts（ COVID-19 ）○The disparity between the price of Fukushima's
agricultural, forestry and fisheries products andthe national average price still remains.

○Passing down the records and lessons of
the complex disasters to future generations

⇒P.13
⇒P.6

⇒P.6

The Great East Japan Earthquake andNucleardisaster Memorial Museum
Opened in Sep. 2019

⇒P.10

It is necessary to flexibly and carefully respond to new challenges which arise as revitalization progresses as wellas the different issues faced in different areas according to their revitalization progress, and to realize them one ata time.
Promoting the reconstruction and revitalization of Fukushima in the Second Reconstruction and ⇒P.14
Revitalization Period

１
Decontamination of prefectural land has been completed in all areas except for the Difficult-to-return Zone. Atmospheric radiation levels in the
Prefecture have significantly dropped, and are the same as other major cities throughout the world.

Municipalityled decontamination【Flow of decontamination: Diagram】

Completed by Mar. 2018
Area the national government
conducts decontamination（Blue）

Area each municipality
conducts decontamination（Orange,Green）＜Location of the Interim Storage Facility＞
Okuma Town,Futaba Town

Environmental Radiation Monitoring
Centre (Minamisoma City)○ Air radiation dose in Fukushima Prefecture
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.5
3.0
（μSv/h）

Fukushima Prefectural Centre forEnvironmental Creation Main Facilities(Miharu Town)

Substantial
decrease

April 12 - 16, 2011

April 8 –Aug 18, 2020
Challenges and Responses●Fukushima［μSv/h］●

Aizuwakamatsu[μSv/h]●Minamiaizu

As of Sep. 2020●

●Minami-Soma
Fukushima
Daiichi NPS
Okuma

Koriyama●
Shirakawa●
Iwaki

Restoration of the land used for Temporary Storage Sites and returning
back the land
 Safe maintenance and operation of the Interim Storage Facility as well
as safe and secure transportation of contaminated soil
 Final disposal of contaminated soil outside of Fukushima Prefecture Decontamination and demolition of houses in the Difficult-to return
Zone (except for Special Zones for Reconstruction and Revitalization)２Progress is being made on the lifting of evacuation orders in accordance with the creation of an environment which people can return to. The proportion of thearea of the prefecture under evacuation orders has reduced from approx. 12% to approx. 2.4%.
○ Lifting of evacuation orders in 2020

Planned Evacuation
Zone

Difficult-to-return
Zone

Approx.
337㎢

Special Zones ofReconstruction &Revitalization (SZRR)
Areas where theevacuation orders
have been lifted

Approx.
28㎢

The Evacuation-designated zone
covered approx. 12% of

the prefecture（Total13,783㎢）

Emergency Evacuation
Preparation Zone

※Difficult-to-return Zone includes the SZRR.

IidateVillage【Special Zones for Reconstruction andRevitalization 】

Katsurao
Village

Areas within the Difficult-to-return Zone
where residence would have been restricted
into the future but was made possible whenevacuation orders were lifted

FutabaTown

Restricted
Zone

Reduction of
approx. 10%

Namie
Town

Approx.
813㎢※Difficult-to-return Zone includes the SZRR.

The Evacuation-designated zone
covered approx. 2.4% of theprefecture◆Transition of evacuees: Earthquake, Tsunami, NPS acident

Okuma
Town
Tomioka
Town

―
2014
2015

Target for lifting
evacuation orders

Futaba Town

approx.555ha

Around Spring 2022

Okuma Town

approx.860ha

Around Spring 2022

Namie Town

approx.661ha

Mar. 2023

Tomioka Town

approx.390ha

Around Spring 2023

Iidate Town

approx.186ha

Spring 2023

Katsurao Town

approx.95ha

Spring 2022

Rate ofresidents

Category

Municipalities―

Hirono Town

90.2%

Tamura City（Miyakoji District）

85.0%

Naraha Town

60.7%

Lifted for wholearea
Lifted for wholearea
Partially lifted

Katsurao Village

32.0%

Lifted for wholearea

Kawauchi Village

82.1%

Partially lifted

Minamisoma City（Odaka District）

57.1%

Lifted for wholearea

Kawamata Town（Yamakiya District）

47.5%

Partially lifted

Namie Town

10.2%

Partially lifted

Iidate Village

29.0%

Partially lifted

Tomioka Town

14.0%

2019

Partially lifted

Okuma Town

2020

Partially lifted

Futaba Town

2016

 Decontamination and demolition of houses and restoration of public infrastructure in the Special Zones for
Reconstruction and Revitalization
 Lifting of evacuation orders to the whole area of the Difficult-to-return Zone
 Maintaining a support system and consultation services for evacuees.
 Creation of an environment for people to return that includes shopping, healthcare and welfare, education,transportation, and wildlife damage control.

Total area

Proportion of residents in the 12 municipalities of theevacuation areas （Jun.2021）
Period whenorders were lifted

Challenges and Responses

4 Mar. Futaba Town (around Futaba Station,
Evacuation Order Cancellation Preparation
Zone)
5 Mar. Okuma Town (around Ono Station)
10 Mar. Tomioka Town (around Yonomori
Station)

2017

3.3%
―

*Futaba Town aims to have residents return home by Spring 2022.
*The rate of residents is calculated using figures from municipal websites.

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The Prefecture is aiming to become one of the longest-living and healthiest prefectures in Japan by implementing the Fukushima Health Management Survey and projects forhealthy life expectancy.

The Fukushima Health Management Survey is being implemented to understand the health of residents, in order to maintain and improve their health into the future.

◆Basic Survey【Radiation Dose Estimates】 ◆Detailed Survey 【Thyroid Ultrasound Examination】
It covers residents of Fukushima Prefecture aged 18 years

External exposure doses were estimated for a 4-month period
and younger at the time of the disaster.
immediately after the nuclear accident to 11 July 2011, based*Preliminary
Baseline Screening: FY2011-FY2013
on a self-administered questionnaire.
Full-scale
Thyroid
Screening: FY2014＜Results of estimate on external exposure dose＞【All citizens surveyed】【Primary Examination 】 Ultrasonography
Ratio of dose from 0 to 2mSv accounts for 93.8% of all.

【Confirmatory Examination】Advanced ultrasonography, blood test,etc.

The Projects for a Long and Healthy Life will try to respond to various health issues caused by changing environments after the disaster.

Promotion movie: Start making a healthy life

Created a web portal site to present
information about health promotion in April
2021.

Challenges and Responses

The easy to use and fun "Fukushima HealthyApp" helps residents to acquire a healthierlifestyle

Development of a hub for cutting-edge radiological research and medical care
& Fostering of human resources in medical fields
Fukushima Global Medical Science Center

School of Health Sciences (tentative name)
Fukushima Medical University

Fukushima Medical Device Development
Support Centre

Fukushima
Fukushima

Providing cutting-edge medical caresuch as PET scans and MRI’s

Training medical professionals
responsible for local medical care.

Koriyama

Promotion of the domestic medical
equipment industry and improving
medical skills through training.

 Reduce the residents' concerns about thehealth effects of radiation
 Secure nursing personnel and support theoperation of caregiving facilities.
 The number (or rate) of people withmetabolic syndrome, child obesity andchildren’s cavities is high, compared with
the national average.
 Extend people’s healthy life expectancy byencouraging a healthy lifestyle.
→The number of people who died fromlifestyle diseases: Fukushima ranked the eighthworst prefecture in Japan. [717.7 per 100,000
people (as of Oct. 2017)]

 Encouraging healthy thinking amongresidents.
 Educating the next generation throughchild health promotion programs.
 Protection from second-hand smoke.
 Improving consultation rate of healthcheck ups and screenings

4Construction of revitalization public housing has been completed to provide for those affected by the disaster with places to settle down. Development is
progressing for other facilities such as medical and caregiving services, as well as, shopping facilities necessary for people to move back.
◆Revitalization Public Housing◆Shopping facilities◆medical and caregiving services ◆Educational facilities

Iwaki City：
Iwasaki housing complex

Namie Town:
Roadside-Station "Namie"

Futaba Town：Futaba Medical
Center-affiliated Hospital

Odaka Industrial Technology andCommerce High School

Okuma Town：
Disaster public housing

Naraha Town: KOKONARA
Shopping MallMulti-purpose
medical helicopter

Futaba Future School
Junior and Senior High school◆Efforts being taken in the creation of new opportunities to relocate to Fukushima.
【Fukushima Telework Experience】① Fukushima's Telework and Lifestyle Experience Support Projecti Experience Fukushima- Full Course (long term)【Period】1-3 months【Subsidy rate】 Covering three-quarters of the cost (up to 300,000 yen)ii Experience Fukushima- Brief Course (short term)【Period】 Short (up to five nights and six days)【Subsidy rate】 Covering up to nine tenths of the cost (up to 10,000 yen per night)② Subsidy for supporting the establishment of satellite offices【Eligible companies】 Companies outside the Prefecture planningto establish satellite offices【Subsidy rate】 Covering up to three-quarters of the cost
【Upper limit of subsidy】 5 million yen (1 million yen only for the cost of facility equipment)

Currently, the younger generation, those in their 20s, 30s and 40s, accounts fornearly 80% of those who have moved to Fukushima from outside the Prefecture.
Coastal

600

Central【The number of households settled
500
or living dual habitation】
400 (limited to the number obtainedby the Prefectural Government)

134

300

227

200

390

100
0

Aizu

72

31

40

42

41

61

117

194

148

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Fukushima Prefecture's Relocation Support Centre for 12
Municipalities
In July 2021, a support centre was established in the Prefectural
Tomioka Branch Office to encourage people from outside thePrefecture to relocate and settle down in the former evacuated 12
municipalities, and to support projects with effective wide-areacollaboration and measures to help relocation. While focusing on theefforts and support for people to return which we have promoted sofar, we will work to encourage people from outside the Prefecture to
relocate and increase the number of people visiting the area.

Challenges and Responses

 Continuing to provide consultation regarding housing and rebuilding of livelihoods, as well as looking after
residents, providing support for everyday life and, and community building Providing a comprehensive medical and caregiving system based on the needs of residents→ Resumption rate of medical institutions: 34% (as of Oct. 2020)
 Further promotion of distinctive and engaging education
 Encouraging people from outside the Prefecture to relocate and settle down as well as increasing the number ofpeople visiting the Prefecture

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Not only reconstruction work but also development of transportation networks and logistic bases have been progressing.

常磐線 Ｊヴィレッジ駅
2021.
4.24
Open

【As of 2021.5.31 】【 The regions 】
Aizu

26

Completion100.0％

Central535

Completion100.0％

Coastal1,597

Completion98.3％
0%50%
Under construction(24 sites, 1.5％)

100%
Un-Started(3 sites, 0.2 ％)■The Areas
Percentage of completion
100％・・・Port and harbors, Sewage, Park, Public housing,Fishing port
About 99％・・・Road and bridge,
About 96％・・・River and sand erosion control,Coast

Site affected by the disaster: Hirono Town, Asamigawa Districtcoast※ Multiple protections against Tsunami (Seawall, green andopen space, disaster prevention forest, and road)
Immediately after the earthquake

After reconstruction

Challenges and Responses

 Reconstruction of public works facilities and coasts in the Difficult-to-return Zone
 Development of the Fukushima Reconstruction and Revitalization road and strengthening of
the road network which connects the east and west sides of the Prefecture.
 Creating a sustainable local public transportation network.

６
Although the prices of Fukushima products are on a recovery trend, some items have not recovered to pre-disaster levels. On the other hand, compared to theperiod before the disaster, export volume is increasing and farming has resumed gradually, even in the disaster-affected areas
Exports of agricultural products to Asia areon the rise!
Rice（OTC:JPY/60kg）

Nationwide

Fukushima

20,00015,21516,00016,501
14,341

12,711

11,967

12,000

Selling rice

8,000

12,507

14,442

15,897

13,381

10,71813,175

12,066

14,307

13,792

15,595 15,688

15,72015,203

15,164
15,223

14,87813,925

4,000

0

2010

～Import restrictions on food products from Fukushima～ 【As of 2021.5.28】■Countries and regions imposing an import ban on a wide range of
products produced in Fukushima (4)■Countries and regions imposing an import ban on some of the products
produced in Fukushima (2)■Countries and regions allowing import of foods only when inspection
certificates are attached (8)Fukushima's original rice variety "Fuku Warai"

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Number of countries and regions that have
imposed import restrictions on foodproducts from Fukushima
Immediately after the nuclear accident 54
As of 28 May. 2021
14
*Restrictions lifted in 40 countries andregions

Smart agriculture initiatives

・Regarded as the top rice brand of

the Prefecture, it will make a full debut
from FY2021 with a limited volume of
production due to farmers'
commitment to taste and quality.
・Making "Fuku Warai" a driving force
for improving the image of all the riceproduced in Fukushima and increasing
sales prices.

Farming has resumed in
the affected areas

Nexus farm Okuma(Okuma Town)

Wildlife Damage

A Power Assist Suit for
agricultural work

■Fukushima Pride
https://fukushima-pride.com/

Challenges and Responses

 Regaining the price of agricultural products to the national average (Promoting branding of Fukushima products).
 Wildlife damage control.
 Further accelerating the resumption of farming, developing and demonstrating advanced technology, securing new manpower.
→ Area of farmland in the 12 disaster affected municipalities where operations can be resumed. Progress rate: 38.0% (March 2021)
 Promoting measures against radioactive materials necessary for the maintenance of forests as well as revitalizing the forest areas forlogs and minor forest products.
Resumption of coastal fishery, support for expanding market channels, securing and fostering human resources for fishery operators
Wild boars captured in acage trap
and management entities.
直線アシスト機能付き田植機

７
However, the number of overnight visitors to Fukushima through educational tours remains at 70 percent, and the growth rate of inbound tourists has not yet reachedthe national average.
Promotion of Hope Tourism especially in Hamadori (Coastal Region)
Promotion of Hope Tourism

60000

57,179J-Village

56,34450000

Fully reopened in Apr. 2019
Using the Tohoku Destination Campaign and other events to promote tourism
Scheduled to open in summer 2020

40000
30000

The Great East Japan Earthquake andNuclear disaster Memorial Museum

No.1 Tadami River Bridge Viewpoint
which attracts tourists from around
Japan and the world (Mishima Town)

35,211
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

100
100

88
26

東北DC

検索

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Game Games to commence with a softball game in the Prefecture
Japan won all the games heldin Fukushima!

73

Softball games

21 Jul. Japan vs. Australia
22 Jul. Japan vs. Mexico
Baseball game28 Jul. Japan vs. Dominican Republic

19
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
The Grand Start of the Torch Relay willtake place in Fukushima

Challenges and Responses
388
100 65
100
28

205

61
59

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020






Azuma Baseball Stadium

Recovering the number of educational tours by expanding target regions while continuing tofocus on students from neighbouring and metropolitan areas.
Communicating information to attract more foreign tourists in a post-pandemic world
Taking the opportunity of the Tohoku DC and Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics to attract more
visitors
Promotion to attract more visitors by creating programmes unique to Fukushima such as Hope
Tourism, in cooperation with the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial
Museum and other hub facilities
Spreading information about places related to the Olympics to promote them as part of the legacyof the Recovery Olympics

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The Prefecture's gross product growth rate is comparable with that of Japan’s GDP and levels in shipment values of Fukushima Prefecture's manufactured goods
recovered to pre-disaster levels. However, in Futaba County, they are only 30 percent compared to what they were before the disaster.

The shipment value (Fukushima Pref.)Compared with
2010: 107%
increase
55.10

1,077 4.32
Comparedwith 2010:

108%

increase

4○ Fukushima business investment subsidy for revitalization of industries
Creating employment and industry expansion in the Prefecture through supporting
companies looking to start new or expand the number of factories and other facilities in
the Prefecture.

Allotted to
601 entities【As of 18 Sep. 2020】

Fukushima City

New

Processed paper mfg

Date City

Add

Electronic appliance mfg.

School satchel mfg.

Aizuｗakamatsu City

NewElectrical measuring
instruments mfg

Koriyama City

New

Solar generator appliancesmfg

Sukagawa City

New

Kenpoku district
Minamisoma
113
Soso disrict
Add
City
Aizu district
68 Producing row material of79
Ken-chu District
medicines
Minami-Aizu district 155
6
Ken-Nan District
75 Iwaki district
105
HironoAdd
Town
Automobile related parts
mfg

Tamura City

Add

Textile, Chemical mfg.

Iwaki City

5.25

Pref.: Exceeds predisaster record
Futaba County: Remains at
25% pre-disaster record

129

196

1,000

500

260
0

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 20182010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Pulp-Paper Processing mfg.

1,500

5.12

Add

○ Subsidy to business investment for employment creation in
the tsunami and nuclear disaster-affected areas

We support companies that set up new factory or additional
factory inside the prefecture. Those activate business andcreate jobs.

203 entities(projection)【As of 10 Nov. 2019】○ Subsidy for investment promotion for the support of self-help and return and theemployment creation
In order to secure jobs for disaster-affected people and accelerate
support for their independence and ability to return to the areas
they evacuated from, we will support companies that are planning to
newly or additionally build plants in the evacuation-ordered areas,
and make efforts to create employment and cluster industries.

Challenges and Responses

104 entities(projection)【As of 13 Nov. 2020】

 Recovery of the industrial bases in Futaba County and the Coastal Region. Accelerating the
Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework to develop self-sustaining and continuous
industry growth Creation of new industries through technological development support and attracting new
businesses to the region. Promoting participation of local companies
 Supporting disaster affected companies in Futaba County and other businesses to resume
operations and promoting expansion of business from outside of the Prefecture.

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For the initiative to take shape, efforts are fully underway in the development of industry hubs, clustering of industries, fostering human resources, and expanding the
non-resident population.
1. A region where people can take on any challenge
We aim to develop the coastal region to be a place where new challenges are taken up in various fields.
2. Local companies are major players
In order to encourage not only cutting-edge companies but various local companies to actively participate in the initiative, we will promotewide-area cooperation between local businesses and incoming companies to the region.
3. Fostering human resources who will play a major role in the initiative
We will foster innovators in the region and professionals who will support the industrial cluster.

廃炉

Consideration towards establishing an international education and research hub

This facility is positioned to be a central hub of creative revitalization in the future, one that will work together with other established facilities in the Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework to maximise
efficacy as a kind of control tower and conduct R&D as well as train human resources. The Reconstruction Agency is currently considering the possibility of opening the facility in 2024.

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Spreadinginformation

Passing down the records and lessons learnt from thecompound disaster to future generations
Inside the Great East
Japan Earthquake andNuclear Disaster
Memorial Museum

Foresting humanresources in education■Revitalization Knowledge
Project supports activities
and technical colleges
nationwide in the Prefecture
for local residents.

■In May 2021, the number of visitors reached
50,000 at the Great East Japan Earthquake andNuclear Disaster Memorial Museum, which
opened in Sep. 2020. We collect and archive
mainly nuclear disaster related materials and use
them for displays and presentations, research andtraining. By disseminating information, we
prevent memories of the disaster from fading andhelp with disaster reduction and prevention.

Foresting the youth force who will carry the future of the
Coastal Region
Classes on smart agriculture areavailable at Soma Agricultural
High School, where educational
programs under the Fukushima
Innovation Coast Framemwork
are being implemented.

The entire Prefecture will work to foster highly ambitious leaders for this project as well as human resources
who will serve as immediate assets in the fields of expertise of robotics, renewable energy, agriculture,
forestry, fisheries, and more. Odaka Industrial Technology and Commerce High School and Futaba Future
School have taken the lead in this project.
The University of Aizu has also been working with local enterprises to develop robotics technology andhuman resources using its expertise in ICT.

■Futaba Future School Junior and Senior High school

The preferential tax system to promote the Fukushima
Innovation Coast Framework
Special provision for taxation will be applied to businesses that invest in equipment,
employ people affected by the disaster and carry out R&D in relation to the developmentof new products in the priority fields of the initiative.

■Eligible areas
Areas implementing projects which promote the creation of new industries※Part of the international research and industry areas in Fukushima Prefecture (15municipalities)■Who can apply
The sole proprietor or corporations who are in areas implementing projects which
promote the creation of new industries and who are engaged in these projects *These
projects are specified by the Order of the Reconstruction Agency to play a central part increating and activating industry clusters■Details of special cases① A 15 percent tax credit for payments such as salary will be given if evacuees are hired.
② Special depreciation and tax credits will be provided when acquiring machines,
devices, instruments, equipment and buildings, etc.
③Immediate depreciation and tax depreciation for depreciable assets will be provided
towards development and research

The school has been designated as one of the Meister high schools, which is a
project of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. It
is working to develop human resources with advanced knowledge and skills that
can handle new industries through the human resource development systemlinked to these industries as well as the collaboration between commercial andindustrial academic courses.

■Futaba Future School Junior and Senior High school

The school has been designated by the Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) as part of a project to promote highschool education reform through collaboration with local communities (glocaltype) and is fostering global leaders. The school is working on the study ofcreating local communities, exploring future revitalization, and supporting
top athletes.

【Challenges and Responses】
 Creating an economic ripple effect in the Prefecture by connecting businesses tothe innovation projects and enhancing industrial clustering.
 Developing the surrounding environment and communities along withestablishing an international education research hub

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Measures being taken

Major milestones(on the Mid- to Long-Term Roadmap)

Contaminated watermeasures

Reduction of the volume of contaminated water
Reduce to 150 /day within 2020
Reduce to 100 /day within 2025

Measures have been taken to prevent rainwater from seeping by repairing damaged portions of roofs ofturbine and reactor buildings, paving the surface of the ground (facing) to reduce the volume ofcontaminated water.

Fuel removal from spent
fuel pools

Complete fuel removal from Units 1 to 6
(within 2031)

Unit 1: Rubble is being removed from the upper part of the reactor building.
Unit 2: Investigation of the pool did not find any damage to the fuel.
Unit 3: Work is underway with the aim of completing fuel removal by the end of FY2020.
Unit 4: Fuel removal was completed in 2014.

Fuel debris retrieval

Begin fuel debris retrieval from initial reactor (From
Unit 2 (within 2021))

Unit 1: An additional investigation and analysis inside the primary containment vessel is being planned.
Unit 2: A robot arm is currently being developed as a means to retrieve fuel debris.
Unit 3: An additional investigation and analysis inside the primary containment vessel are being planned.

Waste measures

Develop technical outlook for treatment anddisposal methods and their safety (around FY2021).

Construction of a solid waste incineration facility to dispose of waste such as fallen trees, rubble and used
protective clothing is underway. A facility for analyzing low-to-medium-level radioactive waste such as
rubble and incinerated ash is also being constructed.

Current state of progress

ALPS treated waterContaminated water is being generated from the cooling of fuel which melted (fuel debris) due to the nuclear accident and by the rainwater andgroundwater flowing into the reactor buildings. ALPS treated water is the one in which nuclides, except tritium, are removed from the contaminatedwater below the regulatory standards by using ALPS and other equipment.

In the basic guidelines created by the national government in April 2021, ALPS treated water will be discharged into the sea after being
purified and diluted to levels well below its legal requirements while ensuring its safety./ It is necessary for the national government tostand at the front and take all possible measures with the related government ministries and agencies. This includes explaining to all the
persons involved and gaining their understanding, ensuring the implementation of purification, spreading accurate information, taking all
possible measures against harmful rumours and supporting business operators for the future, and providing continuous considerations
for the technological aspects of treatment, etc. This is in order so that the efforts and achievements made by residents of the Prefecture
against the damage caused by harmful rumours do not come to nothing because of the disposal of treated water.

Fukushima Daini NPSTEPCO estimates that the period to complete the decommissioning of the four reactors is to be 44 years and the complete process will be divided into 4 stages. It createda decommissioning plan to show the details which will be carried out in Stage 1. (The period to prepare for the dismantling the facilities is 10 years.)
The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) approved the plan in April 2021, in accordance with the Act on the Regulation of Nuclear Source Material, Nuclear Fuel Material
and Nuclear Reactors. Fukushima Prefecture and the towns where the power station is located (Naraha Town and Tomioka Town) also gave prior approval based on theAgreement on Ensuring the Safety of the Surrounding Communities when Decommissioning the Fukushima Daini NPS. In response to this, TEPCO started decommissioning
work in June. At Stage 1, there is a plan to inspect the contamination status of radioactive substances, remove the contamination, dismantle and remove equipment
outside of the controlled area and remove the spent fuel from the reactor buildings.

Challenges and Responses

It is necessary to have continuous surveillance carried out by the Association for Monitoring the Safety in Decommissioning to ensure thedecommissioning progresses safely and steadily.
Taking all possible measures such as explaining to all the persons involved with the decision on the disposal policy of the ALPS-treated water andgaining their understanding while spreading accurate information

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While deeply rooted harmful rumours still remain, the decision on the disposal policy of ALPS-treated water has been made. It is necessary for the national
government to stand at the front and take all possible measures with the related government ministries and agencies so that the efforts and achievements made by
the residents of the Prefecture against the damage caused by harmful rumours do not come to nothing due to the disposal of treated water. Also, there are concerns
about the further impact on the price of Fukushima’s agricultural, forestry, and fisheries products and the recovery of tourism due to the decision of the disposal
policy.

① Continuing persistent initiatives and taking on new challenges(Achieve in rebranding of Fukushima by fusing ongoing initiatives into new ones.)② Spreading the latest and accurate information to have further updated
information(Achieve in replacing fixed negative information about Fukushima）③ Build trusting relations thorough collaboration and co-creation(Achieve in creating new values by replying to many people while taking measures against COVID-19 andprogressing digitalisation)

Major challenges anddirection of theinitiatives

Policies on the countermeasures against harmful
rumours and the fading awareness of the disaster

Policies to strengthen countermeasures (Fukushima Prefecture's strategies to strengthen measures tofight harmful rumours and fading public interest fifth edition)

Agricultural, forestry, and fisheries products andFukushima products
The prices of rice, beef and fruits have not recovered. It
is necessary to improve the brand power andstrengthen productivity and competitiveness in
producing areas.
◆ trengthen measures for distribution and sales
with the efforts from "All Fukushima“◆ Expand exports by improving the brand powerand spreading information◆ Improve the credibility by securing andvisualising the safety

The preferential
taxmunicipalities
system for measuresagainst harmful rumours■Eligible
areas
All 59in the Prefecture■Who can apply
Individual business operators or corporations conducting specified business activities
in any of the following business fields in the Prefecture① Business activities related to production, processing, distribution and sales ofagricultural, forestry, and fisheries products② Business activities supporting the promotion of tourism in the Prefecture■ Details of special cases① A 10 percent tax credit for payments such as salary will be given if specified
disaster-affected people are hired.
② Special depreciation and tax credits will be provided when acquiring machines,
devices, instruments, equipment and buildings, etc.

Tourism

Spreading information

Slow recovery of educational tours, and the number ofovernight tourists and the number of inbound tourists in
the Prefecture have not been keeping up with thenational growth trends. There is an urgent need to takemeasures while living "With Corona"◆Create tourism models and introduce strategies
to spread information◆Deepen and expand educational tours and the
Hope Tourism◆ Continue spreading information and increase
product appeal

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a decrease ininterest to support Fukushima. People's understanding
for the Prefecture has not been updated.

◆Continuously spread information in cooperation
with each department◆ Expand the collaboration and co-creation, andspread new information and support activities◆Spread and update information about the current
situation and the charms of Fukushima

Initiatives based on the treated waterdisposal policy

Decision of the basic policyon the treated waterdisposal

Outline of the basic policy on handling the multi-nuclide removal equipment (ALPS) treated water(13 April, 2021- Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Council for Contaminated Water, Treated Water, and Decommissioning Issues)
 Discharge of the treated water into the sea was selected considering the successful precedence in Japan and the ability to conduct secure monitoring.
 Discharge from the premises of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station will begin approximately two years later. The concentration of tritium, which
is a radioactive substance, will be diluted to less than 1/40, below the regulatory standards.
 Support the fisheries industry to expand the sales channels of the Prefecture's fisheries products and call for flexible compensation from TEPCO Establish a new inter-ministerial council to consider necessary measures
In the supplementary budget compiled in June 2021, projects urgently needed werebudgeted in order to further strengthen initiatives that help eliminate harmful rumours
Supplementary budget compiled in June 2021
while also having a synergetic effect with original projects.

Consciously spreading information to reach Further promoting measures to strengthen the production and Strengthening of initiatives and developing humanbusiness bases of the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry resources to share empathy and create together
targeted people
and tourism industry○Fukushima Prefecture's strategic digital information
promotion project (126 million yen○Project for measures against harmful rumours about
Fukushima products (17 million yen)

○Project to experience and spread information about the charmsof the fisheries industry (141 million yen)
○ Fukushima Prefecture's Hamadori blue tourism promotion
project (20 million yen)

○Storytelling project of high school students to pass on theexperiences of the disaster and revitalization to future
generations (13 million yen) ○Campaign to eliminate harmful
rumours by inviting tourists from East Asia (20 million yen)

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Ⅰ

ImpactDirect impact caused by the prevention of the spreadof COVID-19

Ⅱ

Medical treatment systems to treat COVID-19 (Fukushima model)○ Number of infected people (As of 1 Jul. 2021)◆Trends in the number of new positive cases

Suspension and postponement of various events, etc.
◆◆◆

No. of new
positive cases
Total:4,927 people

Postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Gamesand Torch Relay
Postponement of World Robot Summit and other events
Cancellation of tours visiting disaster-affected areas, etc.

Suspension of construction work to build facilities andextension of the construction period◆◆

Suspension of construction work caused by contractors
suspending business
Extension of the construction period caused by the delay ofmaterials being delivered, etc.

Impact on the commerce and agriculture industry◆ Large decrease in sales of business operators who reopened forbusiness in the disaster-affected areas◆ Large impact on business operators in keeping employees◆ Exports of agricultural products, which had been increasing
significantly in sales, took a big hit , etc.

Restriction on activities to support disaster-affected people◆ Temporary closure of a base supporting the rebuilding of
livelihoods outside the Prefecture◆ Postponement of visits to disaster-affected people anddisaster-affected companies, etc.

Treatment, testing, and sample collection

Ⅲ
Three crises impacting revitalization and reconstruction
which were caused by the matters mentioned above○People in the Prefecture who have been helping in therevitalization efforts after experiencing multiple disasters
could be discouraged○People will not be able to understand the revitalization
efforts due to the cancellations of events and ceremonies○People who are engaged in revitalization efforts andsupporters, etc. will not be able to do activities with local
people at actual places Properly dividing the roles of medical facilities andaccommodation facilities for medical care. Also, creating asystem that allows patients who tested positive for COVID-19 toreceive medical care depending on their symptoms (Taking
measures to have even mild patients hospitalized). Fukushima
Medical University Hospital is treating severe patients or
patients with worsening conditions
 Securing PCR test capacity of 6,000 cases per day in order not tohave patients wait to take the test.
 Designating medical institutions for treatment and testing in
preparation for flu season. Along with the services of outpatient
facilities for returnees and potential contacts as well as local
outpatient facilities (outpatient facilities for patients with fever),treatment and testing for patients with fever are implemented.
 The Prefectural medical management headquarters manages
the transferring of patients over a wide-area and patients who
have a risk of worsening conditions. The Headquarters also
supply and deliver medical goods needed for medical treatment
 Requesting the cooperation of fire services and concluding acomprehensive agreement with all the public health centres andfire services in the Prefecture. Securing a stable and wide-areatransfer system
 Making use of the "Kibitan Healthcare Network", a medical
information network which connects related medical carefacilities with accommodation facilities for patients. Quickly
sharing medical information such as diagnostic imaging resultsfrom CT and MRI scans.

 Being the first in the country to support medical facilities
treating COVID-19 patients by compensating for unused
hospital beds
 Creating various manuals to smoothly carry out
vaccinations and providing them to municipalities andrelevant organisations. Supporting the securing ofhealthcare related workers and flexible arrangement ofvaccines (vaccine adjustment scheme) between
municipalities, and supporting initiatives of municipalities
to conduct the vaccinations.

Economic measures■ In addition to the central government measures, the Prefecture is implementing its own initiatives in order toadvance both the enhancement of medical treatment systems and the recovery of the prefectural economy in stages.

○ Securing beds for inpatients○ Providing financial payments to business operators who cooperated with the request to shutdown business for
infection prevention measures○ Providing financing support for small and medium sized companies○ Creation of employment opportunities through the prefectural government's commissioned projects○ Promoting equipment installations to enhance the supply chains of small and medium sized companies○ Supporting local public transportation companies trying to maintain operations○ Supporting farmers whose income have fallen to enroll in income insurance.
,etc.
Implementing efforts in revitalization and reconstruction simultaneously with infection prevention measures and recovery of the economy

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The Second Reconstruction and Revitalization Period began in 1 April, 2021. Based on "The 2nd Plan for Revitalization in Fukushima
Prefecture" and "Plans for Reconstruction and Revitalization in Fukushima Prefecture", we will work to progress Fukushima Prefecture's
revitalization and reconstruction, and steadily carry out various efforts.

The 2nd Plan for Revitalization in Fukushima Prefecture

Based on the current status and challenges in revitalization and reconstruction in Fukushima Prefecture, this plan was created as an action plan of
the overall plan, in order to steadily promote and accelerate the necessary initiatives for revitalization after a series of disasters with the earthquake,damage caused by the tsunami and the nuclear disaster(I) Basic concepts- Continuing the basic concepts set forth in thevision for revitalization(1) Building a safe, secure and sustainable society free from
nuclear power(2) Revitalization that brings together everyone who loves andcares about Fukushima(3) A homeland we can all be proud of once again(II) Basic Objectives- Objectives for achieving the basic concepts(1) Steady reconstruction and revitalization of evacuation areas(Revitalization of evacuation areas)(2) Fostering human resources who will lead the future andcreating community bonds (People)(3) Building safe, secure communities (Livelihoods)(4) Promoting attractive and sustainable job creation (Jobs)

Relationship to the overall plan: Diagram
Plan structure
Future vision

Overall plan
Overall
strategy

Revitalization
Plan

Prefecturaldevelopment concepts

Basic objectives

Importantperspectives

Policies, measures, and major
efforts (indicators)

Plan by category(Plan by category , Individual plans )Administrative work(III) Position of the Plan
・ -This is the action plan for the overall plan, set for a ten-year period from FY2021 to FY2030.
・ - Necessary initiatives have been listed in consideration of the impact on revitalization efforts caused by natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic as wellas the perspectives such as SDGs and Digital Transformation (DX).
・ -In order to implement necessary initiatives for revitalization, timely and flexible reviews of the plan will be done according to the revitalization progress andchanges in social conditions.
(IV) Priority Projects…We are aiming to achieve our basic objectives by prioritizing and promoting the initiatives listed as Priority Projects.
1 Project accelerating revitalization ofevacuation areas- Reconstruct and revitalize towns where people canfeel safe to live
- Reconstruct and revitalize industry and livelihoods- Create appealing communities

2 Kizuna Project- Create the safest and most accommodating
environment to have and raise children in Japan- Foster well-rounded and tough human resources thatcan carry out revitalization- Foster human resources that can promote industry- Create bonds that connect Fukushima

3 Project for safe and secure living- Build a safe, secure living environment- Enhance efforts and support for people to return as well as
support systems for evacuees- Work on restoring the environment- Work on protecting mental and physical health- Build towns to accelerate revitalization- Promote disaster preparedness and response measures

4 Project promoting industry and revitalization of
livelihoods- Promote small to medium-sized enterprises- Create new industries and increase international
competitiveness- Promote agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries- Promote the tourism industry

From "Future from Fukushima" to "Makeit a reality": The new slogan for Fukushima
Prefecture

For the tenth anniversary of the disaster, Fukushima Prefecture has created a new slogan fromits former, “Future from Fukushima”.
"Make it a reality" means continuing to bring each individual's strengths together, connect theirthoughts, and mold them into something tangible.

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