～Fukushima Today～

Namie Municipal Ukedo Elementary School
Although this school was severely damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake andnuclear power station accident, it was reopened to the public on 24 October, 2021 as
the first earthquake disaster ruins site in Fukushima Prefecture in an effort to passdown the memories and lessons learned from this compound disaster.

Fukushima
Prefecture

27 Dec. 2021
New Fukushima Revitalization Promotion
Headquarters2

― Index－■ Towards achieving revitalization
1 Revitalization efforts and challenges(1)

Decontamination･･･････････････････････････････････・･･･・･･･････

P1

(2)

Current status of the Evacuation-designated Zone and change in evacuee numbers ･････････････

P2

(3)

Health of Fukushima residents

P3

(4)

Securing of housing and creating an environment for people to return

(5)
(6)

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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

(7)

Efforts towards decommissioning(8)

Strengthening the countermeasures against harmful rumours and the fading awareness of the disaster(9） Impact on revitalization efforts ① COVID-19･･････････････････････････････

P12
P13

3

Towards achieving revitalization
Thanks 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-establishment of the living environment.On the other hand, over 34,000 people are still evacuated (as of Nov 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 and memories related to the disaster from fading away, revitalizing local industries, developing public infrastructure, etc. New challenges have also arisenwith 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.

Prerequisite measures for revitalization○Promoting safe and steady initiatives ○Responsibly dealing withworkrelated tothedisposal
ofALPS-treatedfor decommissioning
Dismantling of theUnit 1 and 2 exhauststacks

Revitalization efforts that have shown great
progress○ Atmospheric radiation levels
have significantly dropped○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 34,000 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
○Events affecting revitalization efforts（ COVID-19 ）○The branding of Fukushima products○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 andRevitalization 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.
【Flow of decontamination: Diagram】

Municipalityled decontamination

Removed soil and waste are stored in theInterim Storage Facility for a certain period.
The final disposal is required by law to becompleted outside of the Prefecture within
30 years since the commencement of theInterim Storage Facility (By March 2045).

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

Apr 7 –Jul 2, 2021
【Challenges and Responses】●Fukushima［μSv/h］●Minami-Soma●

Aizuwakamatsu[μSv/h]●Minamiaizu

As of Sep. 2021

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%.
Proportion of residents in the 12 municipalities of theevacuation areas （Nov.2021）
Namie
Town

IidateVillage―

Planned Evacuation
Zone

2014
2015

Katsurao
Village

Emergency Evacuation
Preparation Zone

covered approx. 12% of

the prefecture

Reduction of
approx. 10%（Total13,783㎢）※Difficult-to-return Zone includes the SZRR.

Okuma
Town
The Evacuation-designated zone

TomiokaTown

covered approx. 2.4% of theprefecture※Difficult-to-return Zone includes the SZRR.

Basic policy on lifting evacuation orders for helping
evacuees return to and reside in areas outside theSpecial Zones for Reconstruction and Revitalization(SZRR) [31 August, 2021]
The national government has announced a policy to work
towards lifting evacuation orders so that residents whowish to return are able to do so during the 2020s. This isafter understanding the intention to return in individual
residents outside of the SZRR and after decontaminating
the areas necessary for the return. Specific initiatives will
be decided through consultations between the national
government and municipalities.
【Challenges and Responses】

2016

FutabaTown

Restricted
Zone
The Evacuation-designated zone

Period whenorders were lifted【Special Zones for Reconstruction
and Revitalization 】
Areas within the Difficult-to-return
Zone where residence would have been
restricted into the future but was madepossible when evacuation orders wereliftedTotal area

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）

84.9%

Naraha Town

61.7%

Lifted for wholearea
Lifted for wholearea
Partially lifted

Katsurao Village

33.3%

Lifted for wholearea

Kawauchi Village

82.3%

Partially lifted

Minamisoma City（Odaka District）

58.1%

Lifted for wholearea

Kawamata Town（Yamakiya District）

48.2%

Partially lifted

Namie Town

10.8%

Partially lifted

Iidate Village

29.4%

Partially lifted

Tomioka Town

14.8%

2019

Partially lifted

Okuma Town

3.5%

2020

Partially lifted

Futaba Town

2017

―

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

◆Transition of evacuees: Earthquake,
Tsunami, NPS acident 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.

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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.

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

School of Health Sciences (tentative name)
Fukushima Medical University

Fukushima
Fukushima

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

Training medical professionals
responsible for local medical care.

Fukushimamovie:
Medical
DeviceDevelopment
Promotion
Startmakinga healthy life
Support Centre
Koriyama

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

The Projects for a Long and Healthy Life will try to respond to various health issues caused by changing
environments after the disaster.
Health indices in Fukushima have been lower than the national average since the disaster; as such, thePrefecture will take measures to promote health and health awareness in everyday life in terms of food,exercise, and social participation to help every resident take interest in their own health.

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

【Challenges and Responses】
 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

Iwaki City：
Iwasaki housing complex

Okuma Town：
Disaster public housing◆Shopping facilities◆medical and caregiving services ◆Educational facilities

Namie Town:
Roadside-Station "Namie"

Futaba Town：Futaba Medical
Center-affiliated Hospital

Odaka Industrial Technology andCommerce High School

Grand opening on 17 Oct. 2021
Okuma Town: Okumart, Hot Okuma,
and Linkru Okuma complex facilities

Multi-purpose
medical helicopter

Futaba Future School
Junior and Senior High school◆Preparatory accomodations has started in theSpecial Zones for Reconstruction and Revitalization

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 the Prefecture to relocate
The schedule for the start and planned time ofand settle down in the former evacuated 12 municipalities, and to support
preparatory accomodations in the SZRR within the Difficultprojects with effective wide-area collaboration and measures to help
to-return Zone is as follows.
relocation. While focusing on the efforts and support for people to return*Preparatory accomodations: A system giving special
which we have promoted so far, we will work to encourage people frompermission to stay at homes which has been prohibited inoutside the Prefecture to relocate and increase the number of people visiting
the Evacuation-designated Zone.
the area.
<Start dates/Target start dates>
Katsurao Village: 30 Nov. 2021
Okuma Town: 3 Dec. 2021
Futaba Town: 20 Jan. 2022
Tomioka Town: Spring 2022
Namie Town: Autumn 2022
Iitate Village: Undecided【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 of people visiting the Prefecture

599% of reconstruction work has been completed, while the Fukushima Reconstruction Roads and other projects are underway.

常磐線 Ｊヴィレッジ駅◆ Progress by construction site
【As of 2021.10.31 】【 The regions 】
Aizu

26

Completion100.0％

Central535

Completion100.0％

Coastal 1,597

Completion98.9％
0%

Tohoku Chuo Expressway(Soma-Fukushima)
Entire section was opened
on 24 Apr. 2021

50%
Under construction(15 sites,0.9％)100%
Un-Started(3 sites, 0.2 ％)【The Areas】

Percentage of completion
100％・・・Port and harbors, Sewage, Park, Public housing,Fishing port, Bridge, Sand erosion control
About 99％・・・Road
About 97％・・・River
About 96％・・・Coast

Ukedo Fishing Port completion
ceremony was held on 20 Nov. 2021

Restoration of 10 fishing ports inaffected areas has been
completed【Challenges and Responses】

Joban Expressway(Iwaki Chuo IC- Hirono IC)
A four-lane operation started
on 13 Jun. 2021

JR Joban Line
Full operation of the line
resumed on 14 Mar. 2020

 Reconstruction of public works facilities and coasts in the Difficult-to-return Zone
 Development of the Fukushima Reconstruction and Revitalization road
 Development of roads in the 12 municipalities where evacuation orders had been issued

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）
20,00015,21516,00012,000

Selling rice

16,501

8,000

12,507

14,307

14,341

12,711

Nationwide
15,595

15,688

Fukuahima
15,716

13,175

14,567

11,967

14,442

15,897

13,381

4,000

10,71812,066

13,792

15,203

15,223

15,223

2017

2018

2019

13,60702010～Import restrictions on food products from Fukushima～ 【As of 2021.9.22】■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 (1)■Countries and regions allowing import of foods only when inspection
certificates are attached (9)Debut of a new rice brand "Fuku Warai"
・The top brand of sweet, fragrant,
and plump rice developed over thecourse of 14 years in an attempt tocreate the best rice in Japan・Making "Fuku Warai" a driving
force to improve the image of all therice produced in Fukushima and toincrease sales prices.

Farming has resumed in
the affected areas

Nexus farm Okuma(Okuma Town)

Wildlife Damage

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2020

Number of countries and regions that have
imposed import restrictions on foodproducts from Fukushima
・ Immediately after the nuclear accident 55
・ As of 22 Sep. 2021
14
*Restrictions lifted in 41 countries andregions

Smart agriculture
initiatives

Fostering human resources forthe forestry industry
Artist rendition of completed building

A rice-transplanter with akeeping straight function

Forestry Academy Fukushima(Koriyama City)
Opening Apr. 2022

■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 aand management entities.
cage trap
直線アシスト機能付き田植機

７The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the number of tourists visiting Fukushima to plummet, with the number of educational tours at its lowest since the survey began
in 2002
Promotion of Hope Tourism especially in Hamadori (Coastal Region)
The Great East Japan Earthquake andNuclear disaster Memorial Museum

Promotion of Hope Tourism

60000

J-Village

57,17950000
Scheduled to open in summer 2020

40000
30000

35,211

Boosting tourism demand

36,191First Lucky (Chansey) Park in Japan

Fermentation tourism©2021 Pokémon. ©1995-2021 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK inc.
ポケットモンスター・ポケモン・Pokémonは任天堂・クリーチャーズ・ゲームフリークの登録商標です。

Tadami Line railway
facilities certified as a civilengineering heritage site

Presentations about fermentation
Creation of content by highJヴィレッジschool students

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

100
100

Fully reopened in Apr. 2019

Lucky Park donation ceremony
Donation to 4 municipalities where
the park is scheduled to open

23

26
19

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

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

14

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
The Grand Start of the Torch Relay willtake place in Fukushima【Challenges and Responses】

388
100 65
100
28

205
59

61

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Azuma Baseball Stadium

Coaches and playersof teams
participating in the
baseball and softballgames praised thesepeaches, saying,"Fukushima's
peaches aredelicious" and "I'venever tasted
anything so good!"

Recovering the number of educational tours by expanding target regions while continuing
to focus on students from neighbouring and metropolitan areas.
 Spreading information to attract more foreign tourists in a post-pandemic world
 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 thelegacy of the Recovery Olympics
8
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.)
1,500

5.10

5

Pref.: Exceeds pre-disasterrecord

1,077
4.32
4

Futaba County: Remains at 28%
pre-disaster record

129○ 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 thenumber of factories and other facilities in the Prefecture.

5.08 1,000
301

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

500

0(projection)【As of 17 Sep. 2021】○ Subsidy for investment promotion for the support of selfhelp and return and the employment creation
In order to secure jobs for disaster-affected
people and accelerate support for their
independence and ability to return to theareas they evacuated from, we will support
companies that are planning to newly or
additionally build plants in the evacuationordered areas, and make efforts to create
employment and cluster industries.

【As of 31 May. 2020】

Fukushima City

New

Processed paper mfg

Date City

Add

Electronic appliance mfg.

School satchel mfg.

○ Subsidy to business investment for employment creation in
the tsunami and nuclear disaster-affected areas
205 entities
We support companies that set up newfactory or additional factory inside theprefecture. Those activate business andcreate jobs.

Pulp-Paper Processing mfg.

Allotted to
601 entities

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

Aizuｗakamatsu City

NewElectrical measuring
instruments mfg

Koriyama City

HironoTown

NewSolar generator appliancesmfg

Sukagawa City

Kenpoku district
Minamisoma
113
Soso
disrict
Add
City
Aizu district
68
79
Producing row material of
Ken-chu District
medicines
Minami-Aizu district 155
6
Ken-Nan District
75 Iwaki district
105

New

Automobile related parts
mfg

Tamura City

【Challenges and Responses】

Add

Add

Textile, Chemical mfg.

Iwaki City

Add

 Recovery of the industrial bases in Futaba County and the Coastal Region.
Accelerating the Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework to develop selfsustaining and continuous industry growth Creation of new industries through technological development support andattracting new businesses to the region. Promoting participation of local
companies
 Supporting disaster affected companies in Futaba County and otherbusinesses to resume operations and promoting expansion of businessfrom 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.
◆Hubs for research and main projects
Decommissioning

Developing technology by gathering wisdom fromJapan and around the world■Demonstration tests necessary
for decommissioning, etc. arecarried out at Naraha Center for
Remote Control Technology
Development

廃炉(NarahaTown)

Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries Industries

農林水産業

Revitalization of agriculture, forestry and fisheries
industries utilizing ICT and robotic technologies■ In a Japan first, initiatives
are being implemented in areasof advanced agriculture,
forestry and fisheries which areemployed in thedevelopment anddemonstration of
ICT and robotic
technologies.

■ Okuma Analysis
and ResearchCenter(Okuma Town)■ Collaborative
Laboratories for
Advanced
Decommissioning
Science (CLADS)■ Adding higher value to marine products
in Fukushima, developing processing
technology, working on countermeasuresagainst radioactive materials (Fukushima
Prefectural
Fisheries and Marine
Science Research Centre,
Iwaki City)(Tomioka Town)

Robots andDronesClustering of industries with the Fukushima
Robot Test Field as the core

■ The world's unprecedented facility for
performance evaluation and performing
maneuver training of robots and drones,
and a major R&D
hub for land, sea,
and air robots anddrones(Minamisoma City,
Namie Town)

Energy, theEnvironment andRecycling■ Demonstration tests of abridge inspection service
using a drone by DENSO
Corporation

Establishment of advanced renewable energy
and recycling technologies■ Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field (FH2R) (Namie Town) is theworld's largest facility for producing hydrogen derived from renewableenergy. Hydrogen produced at FH2R is used in fuel cells installed in
Prefectural
Azuma Sports
Park and JVillage. Electricity
is supplied toboth of thesefacilities.
Fuel cells in Prefectural
Azuma Sports Park

Healthcarerelatedindustries

Opening up markets for businesses by supporting
technological development■Hamadori Satellite Office opened in Nov.
2021 to support companies and otherentities in the Coastal Region using researchfrom the Medical-Industrial Translational
Research Center (Minamisoma City)

Aerospaceindustries■Integrating support from thedevelopment through to thecommercialization of medical
devices (Fukushima Medical
Device Development Support
Centre, Koriyama City)

Demonstrations of "flying cars" and attracting
related companies■ Development of flying cars by
teTra aviation corp., which has a
research room in the Fukushima
Robot Test Field■Products and technologies
were introduced at the Robot
and Aerospace Festa Fukushima
2021 with the aim of expanding
business of local companies

Fuel cells in
J-Village

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 kindof 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.
⇒In Nov. 2021, a policy decision to establish a new corporation, which will operate the hub, in accordance with the law was made. The bill for its establishment will be submitted to the ordinary Diet session in 2022. A basic concept
will also be formulated by the end of FY 2021, and a basic plan for research and development will be formulated by the summer of 2022.

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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 Dec 2021, the number of visitors reached
90,000 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 wereSupplementary budget compiled in June 2021
budgeted in order to further strengthen initiatives that help eliminate harmful rumours
while also having a synergetic effect with original projects.
Consciously spreading information to reach targeted people

Fukushima Prefecture's project to spread information in conjunction with the Tokiwabashi
Project in front of Tokyo Station (25 million yen) , etc.
Further promoting measures to strengthen the production and business bases of the
agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry and tourism industry
Fukushima Prefecture's Hamadori blue tourism promotion project (20 million yen) , etc.

Strengthening of initiatives and developing human resources to share empathy
and create together
Campaign to eliminate harmful rumours by inviting tourists from East Asia (20 million yen), etc.

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ImpactⅠ

Three crises impacting revitalization and reconstruction which were causedby the matters mentioned above

Highlighted Challenges○People in the Prefecture who have been helping in the revitalization efforts after experiencing
multiple disasters could be discouraged○People will not be able to understand the revitalization efforts due to the cancellations of eventsand ceremonies○People who are engaged in revitalization efforts and supporters, etc. will not be able to do
activities with local people at actual places① Existing challenges have become apparent and have been changing rapidly (digitalisation, etc.)② New manner in securing physical distance③Challenges that should be addressed seamlessly (Reconstruction/revitalization, disaster
reduction/prevention)

Medical treatment systems to treat COVID-19 (Fukushima model)

Ⅱ
250
200

10,000○ Number of infected people (As of 1 Dec. 2021)

8,000
No. of new
positive cases
Total:9,487 people 6,000

150

4,000

100

2,000

50
0

2020.32020.72020.112021.32021.72021.110

Number of
doses
Total
1st dosecomplete
2nd dosecomplete
3rd dosecomplete
Eligible populationand total population

3,032,328

Vaccination rate
for eligible
population

Vaccination rate
for total population－－

1,524,291

89.9%

81.9%

1,502,160

88.6%

80.7%

5,877

－
1,695,539○ COVID-19 vaccination
rollout (as of 21 Dec. 2021)

0.3%
1,862,059※ Population is estimated from basic resident register data as of 1 Jan. 2021.
Population of those aged 12 and older who are eligible for the 1st and 2nd dose: 1,695,539

 Properly dividing the roles of medical facilities and accommodation facilities for medical care. Also, creating a system that allows patients who tested positive for
COVID-19 to receive medical care depending on their symptoms (Taking measures to have even mild patients hospitalized). Fukushima Medical University Hospital andother advanced medical institutions have been treating severely ill patients.
 799 emergency hospital beds and 603 rooms in treatment facilities secured for the next wave of infections.
 Securing PCR test capacity of 6,000 cases per day in order not to have patients wait to take the test.
 Designating medical institutions for treatment and testing in preparation for flu season. (Approx. 560 locations)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 hospitalization and the transferring of patients over a wide-area. The Headquarters also supplies anddelivers medical goods needed for medical treatment.
 Requesting the cooperation of fire services and concluding a comprehensive agreement with all the public health centres and fire services in the Prefecture. Securing astable and wide-area transfer system
 Making use of the "Kibitan Healthcare Network", a medical information network which connects related medical care facilities with accommodation facilities forpatients. Quickly sharing medical information such as diagnostic imaging results from CT and MRI scans.
 Creating various manuals to smoothly carry out vaccinations and providing them to municipalities and relevant organisations. Supporting the securing of healthcare
related workers and flexible arrangement of vaccines (vaccine adjustment scheme) between municipalities, and supporting initiatives of municipalities to conduct thevaccinations. Establishing large vaccination sites in cooperation with the core cities, Financial support for small- to-medium-sized enterprises, universities, etc. which
are implementing workplace vaccination programs. Offering support money for individual vaccinations at medical institutions which provide vaccinations.

Ⅲ

Economic measures

 Special funds for COVID-19 measures, etc.: Financial support for small- to-medium-sized enterprises whose activities have been affected by the pandemic such as a decline in sales
 Sakaya de Coupon! Fukushima Sake Campaign: An effort to promote the distribution of Fukushima sake by introducing a registration system for participating shops and issuing coupons inorder to increase awareness of sake retailers in Fukushima and attract new customers
 Provision of subsidy program called “Kenminwari Plus” (a hotel discount exclusively for the people of Fukushima) with the distribution of special guest coupons to help with the recovery of
the tourism industry, which has been severely affected by the pandemic
 Support for farmers who purchased wetland rice seeds for 2022 in order to maintain and improve the motivation of rice farmers who have been affected by the sharp decline in rice prices
 All-Fukushima Eat and Support Campaign: An effort to issue premium meal coupons that can be used at the Prefecture-approved Fukushima Kansen-boshitaisaku Ninteiten restaurants andincrease the certification system, as well as to revitalize the local economy by stimulating demand for food and drinks in response to the significant decline in restaurant dining
Implementing efforts in revitalization and reconstruction simultaneously with infection prevention measures and recovery of the economy

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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