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B

D

C

E

Tamura City
(Miyakoji District)

A～E Tamura City (Miyakoji District) “Specialty products of Miyakoji toward revitalization”
A～C “Hop Garden Brewery” Established in a renovated building in Green Park Miyakoji, which had been idle due to the effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake, the brewery conducts all
activities related to hop production, beer processing, distribution and sales within the town. It has also developed a regional recycling model centred around beer, such as utilising hop and wheat byproducts from the brewing process as fertiliser. The brewery received the National Federation of Depopulating Regions President's Award in October 2023 at the awards ceremony for Excellence for
Sustainable Development in Depopulating Regions, organised by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and other organisations.
D “YUI pudding” The pudding, made with locally sourced eggs, is a product of Miyakoji Sweets Yui, a local confectionery organised by the Tamura City Miyakoji Sixth Industrialization Executive
Committee, led by the Miyakoji Town Chamber of Commerce.
E “Miyakoji Kyuuri Man” A jam made from locally grown cucumbers, developed by sixth graders at Miyakoji Elementary School.
As mentioned above, after the evacuation orders were lifted, various specialty products were developed through the AFFrinnovation, or Sixth Sector Industrialisation efforts, of local industries,
contributing to the reconstruction of the region.

Fukushima Prefecture

25 Mar. 2024
New Fukushima Revitalization Promotion
Headquarters

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

P2･･･････････････････････････････････････････････････

P3(2) Current status of the Evacuation-designated Zone and change in evacuee numbers(3) Health of Fukushima residents･･････････････････････ ･･

P4･････････････････････････････････････････････････

P5････････････････････････････････････････････････

P6･･････････････････････････････････････

P9(4) Securing of housing and creating an environment for people to return(5) Basic infrastructure(6) Industry

1. Agriculture
2. Tourism and Products

P1

P10

3. Business investment and employment creation･･････････････････････

4. The Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework I･･････････････････････ P11

5. Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation (F-REI） ･･････････ P13
6. Renewable energy(7) Efforts towards decommissioning･････････････････････････････････････････ P14･･･････････････････････････････････････ P15(8) Strengthening the countermeasures against harmful rumours and the fading awareness of the disaster ･･･ P17

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Towards achieving revitalization

Thanks to the hard work of Fukushima residents and kind support from Japan and abroad, reconstruction has progressed steadily in the 13 years since the earthquake andnuclear disaster. Evacuation orders have been lifted for all of the Specified Reconstruction and Revitalization Base Areas, and approval has been granted for Specified
Living Areas for Returnees in the towns of Okuma, Futaba, Namie, and Tomioka. Living environments have been improved, and export volumes of products from theprefecture have surpassed previous records.
On the other hand, about 26,000 residents of the prefecture are still living as evacuees (as of Feb. 2024). In addition, the Prefecture is faced with numerous challenges,
such as rebuilding the livelihoods of disaster affected residents, population recovery through the return and relocation of residents, revitalization of local industries,
fighting deeply rooted harmful rumours and fading memories of the disaster, measures for the contaminated/treated water and decommissioning of the reactors.

Prerequisite measures for revitalization○ Promoting safe and steady initiatives ○ Responsibly dealing with work related
for decommissioning
to the disposal of ALPS-treated water

⇒P.15

⇒P.16

Revitalization efforts that have shown great progress○ Atmospheric radiation levels
have significantly dropped○ Promotion of tourism

⇒P.1

⇒P.9

TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi NPS Unit 1
Photo by Fukushima Prefecture

Revitalization efforts still in progress○ Final disposal of contaminated soil
○ About 27,000 people
outside the Prefecture within 30 years
remain in a state of evacuation
after launching the Interim Storage Facility○ Development of transportation ○ Promotion of the Fukushima Innovation Coast
Framework initiatives
networks such as roads⇒P.11

Fukushima Robot Test Field

⇒P.5

⇒P.1
National Route 349 (Otsunagi
District in Kawamata Town)
Open to public on 21 March, 2023

⇒P.2
○ Measures against deeply rooted ○ The disparity between the price of Fukushima's
harmful rumours and fading
agricultural, forestry and fisheries products andmemories of the disasterthe national average price still remains⇒P.17○ Export promotion for produce
grown in Fukushima○ Passing down the records and lessons of
the complex disasters to future generations

⇒P.12

⇒P.6

⇒P.7
The Hama Festival in Tokyo

Fukushima Hydrogen
Energy Research Field

The Great East Japan Earthquake andNuclear disaster Memorial Museum

It is necessary to flexibly and carefully respond to new challenges which arise as revitalization progresses as well as thedifferent issues faced in different areas according to their revitalization progress, and to realize them one at a time.
Promoting the reconstruction and revitalization of Fukushima to transform it
from a "disaster affected area" to a "revitalization area"

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The transfer of removed soil and waste to the Interim Storage Facility has mostly been completed by March 2022, except in the
Difficult-to-return Zones, and the restoration of land at Temporary Storage Sites is in progress. In the Difficult-to-return Zones,Current
evacuation orders for all Specified Reconstruction and Revitalization Base Areas had been lifted by November 2023, andStatusdecontamination in Specified Living Areas for Returnees began in December 2023.Atmospheric radiation levels in the prefecture
significantly dropped, and are the same as other major cities throughout the world.

Decontamination of Difficult-to-return Zones

Municipality led decontamination

Completed in Mar. 2018

Decontamination of Specified
Reconstruction and Revitalization
Iitate Village
Base Areas has mostly been
Kawamata
Towncompleted. Decontamination ofSpecified Living Areas for
Katsurao
Returnees began in December 2023.
Village

Area the national government
conducts decontamination（Red）（ Excludes difficult-to-return zones ）Decontaminationof homes

Area each municipality
conducts decontamination（Yellow）

The Interim Storage Facility
The law stipulates that the removed
soil and waste in the prefecture
generated by decontamination mustbe transferred to the Interim
Storage Facility, and finallydisposed of outside the prefecture
within 30 years since thecommencement of the Facility(by March 2045).

Disposal process for soil
and waste removed fromdecontamination

Tamura City

*The transfer of removed soil
and waste to the Interim
Storage Facility has mostly
been completed by March 2022.

Air radiation dose in Fukushima Prefecture

Minamisoma City

Namie
Town

TEPCO’s
Fukushima
Daiichi NPS
Okuma Town

Futaba Town

Difficult-to-return Zones
Tomioka
Specified Reconstruction
and Revitalization Base Kawauchi Town
Village
Areas where theevacuation order has been
Naraha Town
lifted (so called point andline bases not shown)

Environmental radiation dose rate in
the prefecture and major cities

Futaba Town

Okuma Town

Location of the Interim Storage Facility
Okuma Town, Futaba Town

12 Apr. – 16 Apr. 201110 Apr. – 9 May 2023

 Acceleration of initiatives by the national government towards the final disposal of removed soil and waste outside the prefecture Safe and secure operation of the Interim Storage Facility until final disposal outside the prefecture
Challenges  Ensuring restoration of land used for Temporary Storage Sites
 Sufficient decontamination of Difficult-to-return Zones (Specified Living Areas for Returnees) Disposal of designated waste newly identified in the prefecture

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Improvement of living environment has led to the lifting of evacuation orders, reducing the areas under evacuation orders fromapproximately 12% to 2.2% of the entire prefectural landscape. Approximately 26,000 evacuees remain inside and outside of
the prefecture.
Proportion of residents in the 12 municipalities ofTransition of the Evacuation-Designated Zones
the evacuation areas

Current
StatusRestricted Zone
Planned Evacuation
Zone
Emergency Evacuation Preparation
Zone

Approx.
1,600㎢

Difficult-to-return Zones with
evacuation orders in place

Approx.
309㎢

Areas where the evacuation
orders have been lifted

Approx.
841㎢

Planned Evacuation
Zone

FutabaTown

The Evacuation-designated zone

the prefecture

The Evacuation-designated zone

Reduction of
approx. 80%

Okuma
Town

the prefecture

・・・ SRRBA(Evacuation orders lifted)

Transition of evacuees: Earthquake, Tsunami, NPS accident
180,000

Source: Fukushima Prefectural Disaster Response Headquarters- Immediate report on the damage situation caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011

150,000
120,000

164,865
62,03860,000102,827

30,0000

May 2012

Evacuees outside the prefecture

152,113129,154

Evacuees inside the prefecture

45,854

Evacuated locations unknown

54,68090,00097,286

83,250147

50

May 2013

May 2014

TomiokaTown

covered approx. 2.2% of*The area of the Evacuation-Designated Zone includes the former Emergency Evacuation Preparation Zone.

（unit: person）

Namie
Town

Katsurao
Village

Emergency Evacuation
Restricted
Preparation Zone
Zone

covered approx. 12% of

IitateVillage

30,231

26,277

23,677
6,549 5
Apr. 2022

20,2795,993
Feb-245

Municipalities

Rate of residents

Hirono Town

90.7％

Tamura City (Miyakoji District)

86.4%

Kawauchi Village

83.0%

Naraha Town

67.5%

Minamisoma City (Odaka District)

62.9%

Kawamata Town (Yamakiya District)

51.2%

Katsurao Village

36.9%

Iitate Village

33.0%

Tomioka Town

20.4%

Namie Town

14.5%

Okuma Town

6.5%

Futaba Town

1.9%

(As of 29 Feb. 2024)【Specified Reconstruction and Revitalization Bases Area(SRRBA) 】
Areas within the Difficult-to-return Zone where residence would have been
restricted into the future but was made possible when evacuation orders were lifted.
Established in 6 towns and villages in the prefecture, where evacuation orders werelifted from June 2022 to November 2023.

【Specified Living Areas for Returnees (SLAR)】

A zone established outside of SRRBA in the Difficult-to-Return Zone to help
residents return to their homes and rebuild their lives, stipulated by the revision of
the Act on Special Measures for the Reconstruction and Revitalization of
Fukushima of June 2023. For the towns of Okuma and Futaba, decontamination
began in December 2023.

 Improvements of infrastructure and living environment in SRRBA tailored to the actual circumstances of each region
 Thorough decontamination and other efforts aimed for early lifting of evacuation orders in SLAR
 Maintaining a support system and consultation services for evacuees, providing psychological care for those affected by thedisaster
Challenges
 Improvement of the living environment for returnees, including shopping, medical and welfare services, education, transport,
housing and wildlife damage control
 Lifting of evacuation orders to the whole area of the Difficult-to-return Zone

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Current
StatusTo alleviate health concerns resulting from the Great East Japan Earthquake and the nuclear disaster, cutting-edge research andmedical institutes such as the Fukushima Global Medical Science Center at Fukushima Medical University have been
established, and initiatives aimed at healthy longevity and the Fukushima Health Management Survey have been promoted.

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
Fukushima Medical University
Fukushima

Fukushima

Base for supporting the revitalization of
Fukushima on the medical frontTraining medical professionals
responsible for local medical care.

Fukushima Medical Device
Development Support Centre
Koriyama

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

The Projects for a Long and Healthy Life・Health indices in Fukushima have been lower than the national average
since the disaster; as such, the Prefecture will take measures to promote
the health of residents focusing on the three pillars of food, exercise, andsocial participation. This is so that everyone can review their lifestyle andimprove their physical fitness while getting to know and understand their health.
・Launch of "Kenkou Fukushima (Health Fukushima) Portal Site", an informational
platform concerning health promotion.
・Release of "Fukushima Kenmin (Healthy Citizen) App" to promote better lifestyle for better health.

An overview of Fukushima Health Management Survey

Health & Longevity Fukushima
Conference Panel Discussion【Basic Survey】・External exposure doses were estimated for a 4-month period immediately after the nuclear accident to
11 Jul. 2011, based on a self-administered questionnaire.
・Results of estimate on external exposure dose (All citizens surveyed) Ratio of dose from 0 to 2mSv accounts for 93.8% of all.
【Detailed Survey
・ It covers residents of Fukushima Prefecture aged 18 years and younger at the time of the disaster.
(Thyroid Ultrasound Examination)】 *Preliminary Baseline Screening: FY2011-FY2013 Full-scale Thyroid Screening: FY2014(Primary Examination) Ultrasonography(Confirmatory Examination) Advanced ultrasonography, blood test,etc.

Challenges

Fukushima Healthy App

Thyroid examination(Ultrasound imaging diagnostics)

 Reducing the residents‘ concerns about the health effects of radiation
 Educating the next generation through child health promotion programs
 Support for securing medical and caregiving professionals, as well as facility operations, etc
 Increasing cancer screening rates
 The number (or rate) of people with metabolic syndrome, child obesity is high, compared with the national average Extending people’s healthy life expectancy by encouraging a healthy lifestyle４
While the return and relocation to the evacuated areas are increasing with more evacuation orders being lifted, the development of living
environments for people to return and relocate has progressed, such as public housing, commercial, medical and caregiving facilities in
evacuation areas.

Current
StatusExamples of facilities having been built◆ Revitalization Public Housing ◆ Shopping facilities

Iwaki City: Iwasaki housing complex

Futaba Town:
Disaster public housing◆ Medical and caregiving services

Namie Town:
Roadside-Station "Namie"◆ Educational facilities

Tomioka Town: Futaba Medical
Center-affiliated Hospital

Minamisoma City: Odaka Industrial
Technology and Commerce High School

Futaba Town:
Futaba Town Clinic

Okuma Town:
Manabiya Yumenomori

Okuma Town: Okumart, Hot Okuma,
and Linkru Okuma complex facilities

Efforts in evacuation areas to promote relocation
Fukushima Prefecture's Relocation Support Centre for 12 Municipalities
Established on July 1, 2021 in order to facilitate relocation and permanent
settlement in the 12 municipalities affected by evacuation orders resulting fromthe Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident, this organisation
engages in public projects better suited for wider-area collaboration and supports
policies to promote relocation implemented by the aforementioned municipalities.

"Future Work Fukushima", an information website
for relocation
Website serving as an information hub on relocation to the 12
municipalities in the prefecture, presenting job opportunities,
living conditions and unique characteristics of each region.

“Relocation Seminar at Future Work Fukushima”

Challenges

 Creating an environment where the disaster-affected and evacuees can rebuild their lives securely
 Continuing to provide consultation regarding housing and rebuilding of livelihoods, as well as looking after residents, providing support
for everyday life and community building Providing a comprehensive medical and caregiving system based on the needs of residents
 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 the initiated reconstruction projects related to the damages caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake has been
completed, while the Fukushima Reconstruction Roads and other integral projects to the revitalization are underway.

Current
StatusTransportation networks such as roads
Fukushima Reconstruction
Road (8 Route)

Reconstruction work （*1）

1. Rt. 114
2. Rt. 288
3. Rt. 349
4. Rt. 399
5. Haramachi- Kawamata Route
6. Onahama Route
7. Ono-Tomioka Route8. Yoshimada-Takine RoutePort of Soma
Datekoori IC

Tohoku Central Expressway R115
Date no Sato Ryozen

Ryozen Iitate IC

１

5

Mizuzakai
Kawamata

Soma
Tamano IC
Iitate Town
Madeikan
Roadside
stationSoma
Yamakami IC
Ashihara

Yamakiya 1

Adachi

Kotsunagi Bypass

Otsunagi 2
Otsunagi 1

Fukushima-Towa

Soma

Yagisawa

HironoOdaka
Line, etc.

3

Kunugidaira

Yamakiya 3

Coastal1,597

Completion 99.7%
50%

Percentage of completion
100% ･･･ Port and harbors, Fishing port, Sewage,
Park, Public housing, Bridge,
Sand erosion control, Road
About 99% ･･･ River
About 98% ･･･ Coast

100%

Hirose【Evacuation-Designated Zones】（*2）

There are 372 disaster recovery projects that were determined throughassessment. All of them (100%) have started construction, and 367 sites(98%) have been completed. Construction plans in Difficult-to-return Zone
will be adjusted with the progress of the decontamination work conductedby the national government.

Namie IC
Nogami Yamakami
Tamano-Yu

Joban Futaba IC
Okuma IC

8
Yoshimada

HirataOjiroi7
4

Ono-Tomioka
Route

*1

Reconstruction work for public infrastructure facilities of the prefecture damaged by theGreat East Japan Earthquake.

*2

The Evacuation-Designated Zones include Difficult-to-return Zones, former Restricted
Residence Zones, and former Preparation Areas for Lift of Evacuation Orders.

Takatsudo
Gomaisawa 2
Naraha SIC
NarahaGomaisawa 1

TowataYoshimada-Takine Route(Ono-Tomioka Route)

Within 3 km radiusfrom Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear
Power Station

Joban Tomioka IC

Nishinouchi

Tamakawa

Completion 100.0%

Namie

Nogami Kotsuka

Kinosato Ten-ei

535

Namie
Expansion 1

Funehiki Miharu IC

Ono IC

Central0%

Namie
Expansion 2

Murohara
Expansion

2

Miharu Nishi Bypass

Completion 100.0%

Minamisoma（tentative name)Odaka SIC

Funehiki Bypass

26

Yamakiya 2

Sakura no Sato

NiidateAizu

Minamisoma IC

HaramachiKawamata
Route【 The Areas 】【The regions】

Soma IC

Ryozen IC

Fukushima Reconstruction Roads aremain arteries connecting areas with
evacuation order lifted and surrounding
urban districts to expedite the processof reconstruction and revitalization,
returning evacuees to their homes aswell as developing a sustainablecommunity. Development has beenongoing with priority for earlycompletion.

Koriyama JCT

Starting construction work 100% Completion 99% 【 As of 29 Feb. 2024 】

Kunimi Atsukashi no Sato

Koori JCT

Hirono IC

Yabuki IC

Jumonji
Yotsukura Port

Under
construction
As of Mar. 2023

FurudonoIn service
As of Mar. 2023
Iwaki JCT

Targeted route of project(Fukushima Reconstruction Road)
Areas in need for work
(Fukushima Reconstruction Road)
Major interchanges and junctions

Iwaki Yumoto IC
HanawaRoadside stations
Difficult-to-return Zone
Major arterialInter regional
Community road

Challenges

Iwaki Nakoso IC

6Port of
OnahamaOnahama Route22 construction sections on 8 roads (total 29 construction sections) in service（ As of Mar. 2024 ）National Route 349 (Otsunagi
District in Kawamata Town)
In service as of March 21, 2023

National Route 399 (Iwaki City Jumonji
construction section)
In service as of September 17, 2022

 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

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The number of countries and regions restricting import of Fukushima products down to 7 from 55 in the aftermath of the nuclear accident.
Current Exports exceeded pre-disaster levels, reaching the second highest export volume ever in FY2022. On the other hand, while the price oflyocally produced agricultural products of Fukushima generally shows signs of recovery, the price difference from the national average has
Statusnot yet been restored for some items.
Agricultural product exports

Number of countries or regions with import
restrictions（FY）

Transition of prices of major agricultural products and price differencesfrom the national average（As of 16 Oct. 2023）
Countries and regions imposing an import ban on a wide range of
products produced in Fukushima (12→3) China, Hong Kong, Macao
Countries and regions imposing an import ban on some of the
products produced in Fukushima (4→3) Korea, Taiwan, Russia
Countries and regions allowing import of foods only when inspection
certificates are attached（39→1) French Polynesia

７Strengthening distribution andsales capabilities◆ Strategic branding◆ Ensuring food safety and security

Monitoring inspections on Fukushima’s agricultural, forestry and fisheries products for radioactive materials (1 Apr. 2023～31 Jan. 2024)

Item

Original Fukushima variety"Yuyake Berry"

Improving the image and pricing of theprefecture's original varieties◆ Expanding consumption andsales channels

Top sales for Fukushima-produced
fruits and vegetables

現状 Number ofInspections

Number of cases
exceedingthe standard

Period of not exceeding the standard

Brown Rice （*1）

424Vegetables & Fruit

1,817

0

Livestock products

1,480

0

Cultivated mushrooms& mountain plants

540

0

Fisheries products(Marine & cultivatedproducts)
Wild mushrooms &mountain plants
Fisheries products(River, lake, pond)

2,702

0

389
88

0
0

9 years straight0*1 While inspections of all grains of all bags had been implemented for brown rice throughout the prefecture by the 2019rice harvest, this practice transitioned to monitoring starting from the 2020 rice harvest, except for the municipalities
that were subject to evacuation orders. Therefore, the number of brown rice samples aligns with those undergoing
monitoring. Currently, the blanket inspections are implemented only in 9 municipalities, with no samples exceeding
the standard limit.

11 years straight
12 years straight
12 years straight（Becquerels/kg）
100

1,250

1,200

（*2）

1,000

*2 International food standards

Strengthening productivity and competitiveness◆Establishing high-valueadded production areas

Supporting the establishment of areas
broadly developing high-value-added
production◆Fukushima Model fisheries

Production of high-value-added
products and branding throughpremium fresh shipping◆ Obtaining GAP andother certifications◆ Research and development
supporting production

Efforts to dispel harmful rumours andbuild trust in producers

Development of robot tractors to overcome
labour shortages in evacuation areas

 Regaining the price of agricultural products to the national average (Promoting branding of Fukushima products)
 Disseminating information about safety based on scientific evidence nationally and internationally
Challenges  Promoting "Fukushima Model of Fisheries" aimed at higher profits with less effort than before the disaster Strengthening productivity and competitiveness by establishing high-value-added production areas, obtaining GAP and othercertifications and development/demonstration of advanced technologies

８
Current
StatusAgriculture has gradually resumed in areas where evacuation orders have been lifted, reaching a resumption rate of 46.3% (8,015ha)
as of the end of March 2023. In addition, for the coastal fishing industry, which is working towards the recovery of full-scale
operations, the catch volume in 2023 reached 6,530 tons, with the catch value amounting to 43% of the pre-disaster level.

Transition of agriculture resumption areas in evacuation areas

Coastal fisheries catch volume / Transition of catch value proportion topre-disaster level（unit: ton）

（Unit：ha）

12,000Catch
水揚量volume30,000

3,983

4,000
2,948

80%

8,015
7,370

70%

20,000

6,577

60%

5,568

15,000

43%

4,344

50%
40%

10,000

2,994

6,530

1,370

5,000

30%
20%
10%

528

0

（FY） 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Securing and developing new agricultural practitioners

Fukushima Agricultural
Management and New
Farming Support Center(Fukushima City)
Opened in April 2023

Challenges

100%
90%

25,000(approximately 10,000
hectares)
5,038

level

25,914

Target for agriculture
resumption

8,000

Catch value proportion

水揚金額対震災前比
compared to pre-disaster







Consultation sessions
for beginning farmers

2025

0
0%
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
（year）（Preliminary figures）

Strengthening production infrastructure

Training for the development offorestry professionals

Improving efficiency in agricultural
management through field expansion

Establishment of stable supply
chain for locally produced wood

Further acceleration of agricultural resumption
Securing and developing new practitioners in agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries
Developing farmland for practice of Smart Agriculture throughout the field expansion, versatile use/conversion to dry field of rice paddy
Promoting measures against radioactive materials necessary for the maintenance of forests as well as revitalizing the forest
areas for logs and minor forest products

Resumption of coastal fishery９
Decline in incoming tourist population due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and repeated Fukushima-Oki (offshore) earthquakes
in 2021 and 2022. After the pandemic, the number of tourists and educational tours have been on a recovery trend. Export
shipments of Fukushima products reached an all-time high in FY2022.

Current
Status

Implementation of various projects focusing on Hope Tourism to stimulate
tourist attraction

Changes in the number of tourists visiting＜Tourists from outside Fukushima＞(Unit: 10 thousand people)(year)

710

Hamadori blue tourism

600
500
400

240

300

319

351

381

435

488

518

Hope Tourism

517

Green tourism

222

132
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Source: Fukushima Prefectural Tourism Promotion Division - "Report on the status of educational tours to Fukushima"＜Total number of international guests＞(Unit: 10 thousand people)

400
300

233
100

100
0

Fermentation tourism

99

100

200

Adventure tourism

378

200

(year)

Hope Tourism promotion project

Fukushima Prefecture's
fermented food and culture
promotion project＜Educational tours to Fukushima＞

674

700

0

Fukushima Prefecture's green
tourism promotion project

Project to promote the branding ofadventure tourism and otheractivities

Source: Fukushima Prefectural Tourism Promotion Division - “Survey on the status of incoming tourists to Fukushima”(Unit: Thousand stay)800

Fukushima Prefecture's
Hamadori blue tourism
promotion project

がっ こう すう

6500
5,634
6000 5,622 5,717
5,449
5500
5,031
4,831
5,633
5000
5,276
4500
4,769
4,689
4000
にん はく
4,445
3500
3,619
3,521
3000
3,545
ねん
2500
(年)
20000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

100

65

92

120

246

280

321

389

82

110

205

59

13

52

61
43
36
36
33
28
23
(year) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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The Great East Japan
Earthquake and Nuclear
Disaster Memorial Museum

J-Village

Transition of export shipments ofFukushima products

162
162

Disaster remains of Ukedo
Elementary School of Namie Town

Source: Japan Tourism Agency's Overnight Travel Statistics Survey

 The value of export shipments of Fukushima products (alcoholic
products, processed foods, agricultural and livestock products,
handicrafts) in FY2022 was 1.38 billion yen, reaching an all-time high.
 The prefecture will work to further expand exports by developing
effective promotions that firmly convey the appeal of local products topeople overseas.

 Attracting more visitors to Fukushima through various projects in order to accelerate the revitalization of Fukushima, the18th goal of the SDGs
Challenges  Recovering educational tours by inquiry-based learning programmes focusing on Hope Tourism as well as bycontinuously spreading information and marketing
 Spreading information to attract more foreign tourists in a post-pandemic world

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Promoting business investment. Manufactured product shipment has recovered to pre-earthquake level for the prefecture in general.
Current
However, in Futaba County, factors such as the slow progress of factory investment have resulted in the product shipment remaining
Statusat only about one fourth of the pre-earthquake levels.
Business investment support utilising the Fukushimabusiness investment subsidy

The shipment value of products◆The shipment value of
products (Fukushima Pref.)

5.09
5.14
4.77

5.10
4.32
1,077

①Fukushima business investment subsidy for revitalization ofindustries (FY2012-FY2021)(As of 31 May 2021)(projection)②Subsidy to business investment for employment creationin the tsunami and nuclear disaster-affected areas (FY2013-)
212 entities

Pref. : Recovered to pre-earthquake
levels(As of 22 Dec. 2023)(projection)③Subsidy for investment promotion for the support of self-help
and return and the employment creation (FY2016-)

Futaba County : About one-fourthof pre-earthquake levels

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Allotted to
601 entities

140 entities

300 282249(As of 29 Sep. 2023)④Fukushima business investment subsidy for industrial
vitalization (FY2020-)

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Business investment support utilising special provisions
for taxation (preferential tax system)(projection)

Allotted to
35 entities(As of 20 Dec. 2023)(projection)

Employment within the prefecture
988 companies 11,937 employees
Employment in Hamadori(Coastal) Region
398 companies 4,466 employees
agreement on factory investment”

In Fukushima Prefecture, when businesses designated by law establish or expand
production equipment or facilities, or employ disaster-affected citizens, preferential tax
treatment for corporate taxes (income tax) and local taxes (for business, real estate
acquisition and fixed property) may be applied subject to meeting certain conditions. “Signing ceremony for the basic

Challenges

 Introducing new vitality through business investment
 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 with the involvement of local
companies in Hamadori (Coastal) Region through support for technological development)
 Supporting disaster affected companies in Futaba County and other businesses to resume operations and promoting expansion ofbusiness from outside of the Prefecture

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In order to recover the industries in the Hamadori and other areas lost due to the Great East Japan Earthquake and nuclear disaster, strategic
Current installations in the priority fields of the Innovation Coast Initiative are progressing, and efforts are being made to implement the initiative,
Status such as industrial integration through inviting business investment and promoting business start-ups within and outside of the prefecture,
education/human resource development and increasing the number of people visiting the prefecture.

The Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework
The Hamadori (Coastal) Region, among other regions, faced the lossof workplaces due to the earthquake and nuclear disaster. To achieve
the region's revitalization, it is essential to create a new industrial
infrastructure while advancing the resolution of the Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident as a prerequisite for that.

A national project that aims to build a new industrial infrastructure to regain the lost industries in
the region. Six priority fields have been identified, and initiatives are being pursued, such asindustrial integration, education/human resource development and increasing number ofvisitors, in addition to the implementation of major projects including completion of installations
such as Fukushima Robot Test Field, among others.

6 priority fields
Ⅰ Decommissioning

Ⅱ Robots and Drones

Ⅲ Energy, the Environment
and Recycling

Developing technology by gathering
wisdom from Japan and around the world

Integrating robotics industry with the
Fukushima Robot Test Field positioned as its
core

Demonstration tests necessary for decommissioning,
etc. are carried out at Naraha Center for Remote
Control Technology Development

The Fukushima Robot Test Field replicating
the operating environment of land, sea and air
field robots

Ⅳ Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries Industries

Ⅴ Healthcare-related industries
Promoting an integration ofpharmaceutical industry throughtechnology development support

Demonstration of 'Flying Cars' andattraction of related companies

Establishing an agricultural modelutilising ICT "Demonstration of
unmanned tractor operation"“Medical-Industrial Translational
Research Center”“Aerospace Festa Fukushima”

Revitalization of agriculture, forestry
and fisheries industries utilising ICT
and robotic technologies

Establishment of advanced renewableenergy and recycling technologies

Promotion of renewable energy introduction
and accelerating implementation by developing
shared transmission lines

Ⅵ Aerospace industries

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Initiatives towards the realization of the framework
Clustering of industries

Helping to promote business investment andsupporting companies inside and outside theregion to start business◆Fukushima Prefecture Business
Investment Seminar◆A pitch event for start-ups in the Hamadori area
aiming to start a business or develop technology todemonstrate the results of their research and work
(Fukushima Tech Create program)

Spreadinginformation

Passing down the records and lessons learnt from thecompound disaster to future generations◆ In January 2024, the number of visitors reached 260,000
at the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear
Disaster Memorial Museum, which opened in
September 2020.

◆A symposium was held on
9 December, 2023, with the themeof "For a Future Paved by the
Innovation Coast Framework andan Attractive Region".

Inside the Great East Japan Earthquake andNuclear Disaster Memorial Museum

Fostering humanresources in education

Fostering the youth force who will carry the futureof the Coastal Region◆ The Revitalization Knowledge Project

Expanding the nonresident population

Expanding the non-resident populatipn in the Coastal
Region and other areas where the number of residents
has decreased due to evacuation◆Robotics and programming classes◆Conducting social interaction project
The Fukushima Robot Test Field hosts
inviting businesses and youths to create
bonds with communities of Hamadoriprograms for elementary and junior high(Coastal) Region.
school students of Fukushima

Re-establishment of
the living environment

Creating an environment necessary for people
to safely live

◆ Development is progressing for
public infrastructure
・ Tohoku Chuo Expressway
・ Joban Expressway
・ JR Joban Line

◆Scheduled bus service available
・From Futaba Station to Fukushima
Station West Exit via Fukushima
Robot Test Field◆ Seminars have been held for residents for them befamiliar with the efforts of the Fukushima Innovation
Coast Framework◆ Odaka Industrial Technology and Commerce High School
The school has been designated as one of the Meister high schools, which
is a project of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology. It is working to develop human resources with advanced
knowledge and skills that can handle new industries through the humanresource development system linked to these industries as well as thecollaboration between commercial and industrial academic courses.
◆Futaba Future School Junior and Senior High school
Fostering future global leaders as core schools of the Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's "Project toSupport Development of the World Wide Learning (WWL)" ,establishing carriculums of Community Development, Search for
Future Creation and fostering top-class athletes.

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 thedisaster and carry out R&D in relation to the development of new products in the priority fields of the initiative.

Challenges

 Creating an economic ripple effect in the Prefecture by connecting businesses to the innovation projects and enhancing
industrial clustering

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Current On 1 April 2023, the Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation (F-REI) was established in Namie Town as aworld-class core centre for "creative reconstruction". It is necessary for its effects to be widely and quickly realised.
Status※ F-REI stands for Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation

Overview of F-REI F-REI is a legal entity established by the Government of Japan as a worldclass core centre for creative reconstruction with the goal of realising therevitalization of Fukushima and other parts of the Tohoku region, as well as
contributing to Japan's scientific and technological capabilities and industrial
competitiveness. F-REI is expected to drive the Fukushima Innovation Coast
Framework further ahead.
 F-REI headquarters were opened at "Fureai Center Namie" in Namie Town on
1 April 2023. Facilities and research equipment will be in place hereafter.

Four Functionsof F-REI

1. Research & Development
Promotion of five research anddevelopment areas

Innovation Coast Framework and F-REI Accelerating research and development, industrialization and human resource
development by further developing Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework andestablishing a command post that coordinates initiatives at existing researchfacilities.
■The initiatives in industrial integration under the Innovation Coast Frameworkcontribute to research, development and industrialisation at F-REI.

2. Industrialization
Establishing industryacademia collaboration system

3. Fostering human resources
Development of research personnel andcollaboration with technical colleges

Five Areas in R&D
1. Robots

2. Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries Industries

3. Energy

4. Radiation Science, Medicine
and Drug Development &Industrial Applications for
Radiation

Drones and robots for harshenvironments

Smartification of agriculture,
forestry, and fisheries(agricultural control systems)

Achieving carbon neutrality(manufacturing chemical products
using biochemical processes)

Research and development inradiation imaging technology

Project progress

1 Apr. 2023

Challenges

F-REI opening ceremony

10 May 2023 1st New Industry Creation Research &Development Council Meeting

12 Jan. 2024 F-REI logo
finalised

4. Control Tower
Organising council to coordinate
initiatives at existing facilities
5. Collection and
Dissemination of Data
and Knowledge on
Nuclear Disasters

Practice and impact assessment ofrevitalization/community reconstruction

25 Jan. 2024 Comprehensive
Partnership Agreement signedwith the Toho Bank, Ltd.

 Collaboration with the national government and relevant organisations for the best practice of F-REI’s R&D,
industrialisation and HR development functionality

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Renewable energy
Current Under the revitalization principle (building a safe, secure and sustainably developing society free from nuclear power) andrenewable energy promotion vision, efforts are being made to expand the renewable energy adoption, promote the integration of
Statusrelated industries and realise a hydrogen based society, with the aim of becoming a pioneering region in renewable energy.
Revitalization principle andrenewable energy promotion vision◆Revitalization Principle：Building a safe,
secure sustainably developing society freefrom nuclear power
1. Switch to low carbon/circular society with lessenvironmental impact
2. Revitalization (Promotion of local community)◆Initiatives will be conducted focusing on thefour pillars under the “renewable energy promotion
vision"Hubs for renewable energy in the Prefecture
Hub for research

Small-scale hydropower

Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute,
AIST (FREA)

Shinobuyama Endogataki Otama Daiichi
small-scale hydropower station
Otama Village

Koriyama City

Geothermal

Biomass
Green Power Aizu Woody biomass power station

Tsuchiyu Onsen Source No. 16 Binary
Power Plant

Aizuwakamatsu City

Targets of adoption
Index

Targets

Present state

Amount of the adoption of renewableenergy in relation to the Prefecture's
energy demand

100％(2040)

52.1％(FY2022)

Amount of the adoption of renewableenergy for the amount of power
consumed in the Prefecture

100％(FY2025)

96.2％(FY2022)

Number of stationary hydrogenstation installed

20 Units (FY2030)

4 Units (FY2022)

Clustering of industries

Sustainable energy based society◆Promotion for development of technologies ◆ Local production and local
consumption of energy inrelated to renewable energy/hydrogen,communities, promotion of Smart
commercialization, expansion of market
Communitychannels and overseas expansion◆Consideration of environment and◆Promotion of recycling of solar
landscape,etc.
power, etc.
◆ Implementation of thorough energy
conservation
REIF Fukushima

Fukushima City

Katsurao Village Smart Community

Realising hydrogen based society
福島市Wind Power

Solar power

Koriyama-Nunobiki Kogen wind farm

Fukushima Airport Mega Solar

Koriyama City

Sukagawa City
･Tamakawa Village◆ Hydrogen can be generated from renewable energy and other resources, stored for along period of time and does not emit CO₂ while being utilized.
◆Hydrogen stations, fuel cell bus, and fuel cell vehicles were adopted in various places.
Namie Town

Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field (FH2R)

Challenges

 Switch to low-carbon society through efforts to save natural resources and conserve energy Create systems that gives back profit to the local community
 Local production for local consumption of energy
 Attract companies related to the industries. Foster new industries and create jobs

Iwaki City

Tohoku's first FC bus

fuel cell bus

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Efforts toward decommissioning of TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi and Daini Nuclear Power Stations are ongoing. The Association for
Current
Monitoring of Safety in Decommissioning and other entities are continuing to monitor the process to ensure safe and steady
Statusdecommissioning work.
Pathway to decommissioning

Fukushima Daiichi NPS
Contaminated Water Measures
In order to reduce the volume of contaminated water, steps
have been implemented to prevent the influx ofgroundwater and to deter rainwater from seeping in.
Facing (covering work using asphalt, etc.)of the ground surface within the premises iscurrently in progress.

Photo by Fukushima Prefecture

Before facing (nearUnit 3)

Photo by Fukushima Prefecture

After facing

Fuel Removal from Spent Fuel Pools
Work is proceeding to remove
fuel that was used to generate
electricity.
Unit 1: Operation of installing alarge cover has been in
Installing a large
progress to remove rubble fromcover for Unit 1
the upper part of the pool from
Apr. 2022.
Unit 3: Fuel removal
Unit 2: Foundation construction of was completed in Feb.
stand for removal has been
2021.
completed, and the steel framework Unit 4: Fuel removal
has been under construction since was completed in Dec.
福島県撮影
Jan. 2023.
2014.

Examples of the initiatives towards decommissioning

Fuel Debris Retrieval

Examinations and preparations areunderway for the test retrieval of melted
fuel (fuel debris).

Unit 1: From February 2024,
investigation of non-submerged area Status of deposits ininside the primary reactor
the Unit 2 primarycontainment vessel began using
containment vessel
small drones.©東京電力(© Tokyo Electric Power Company
Holdings, Inc.)
Unit 2: Preparations are underway
Unit
3: An additional
for fuel debris retrieval testing. In
investigation andJanuary 2024, work began toanalysis inside theremove deposits from the PCV
primary containment
penetration.
vessel are being
planned.

Measures against radioactive waste
The incineration andinstallation of storage
facilities for the waste
generated duringdecommissioning work
have been conducted.

Photo by Fukushima Prefecture

11 Mar. 2023 The Great East Japan
Earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi
Nuclear Power Station Accident© Tok yo E lec t ric P ower
C o m p a n y H o ld i n gs , In c .

Unit 3 immediately
after the hydrogen
explosion

Apr. 2012 Decision to decommission Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
Unit 1 to 4
Jan. 2014 Decision to decommission Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Reactors 1 to 4
Sep. 2019 Decision to decommission Fukushima Daini Nuclear Reactors 1 to 4

Decision to decommission all
nuclear reactors within the prefecture© Tokyo Electric PowerComp an y Ho ld i n g s, In c.

Key milestones for the future
Around Oct. 2024

Current unit 3

Commencement of test retrieval of fuel debris

Within 2025 Suppression of daily generation of contaminated water to less than 100㎥
per day (achieved 90㎥ in FY2022)
Within FY2028 Eliminating outside temporary storage areas for rubble and other waste

External view of the volume
reduction facility

Within 2031 Fuel removal from spent fuel pools in Units 1-6 completed

がれき類や構内の雑木等の焼却を行う施設
From Feb. 2024,
a volume reduction facility began
operation to reduce （増設雑固体廃棄物焼却設備）
the volume of metals andconcrete.
福島県撮影

Fukushima Daini NPS◆For the decommissioning of all four units, TEPCO has formulated a 44-year "Decommissioning Plan", implementing the decommissioning process in four stages.
◆At this point, activities such as the investigation of contamination levels and the decontamination works are underway in the first stage, known as the "Dismantling
Preparation Period".

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ALPS treated water◆The cooling water for the melted fuel (fuel debris) due to the nuclear accident, as well as rainwater and groundwater that flowed into the reactor
buildings and subsequently came into contact with debris, results in the generation of contaminated water containing radioactive materials.
◆Water in which redionuclides, except tritium, are removed from the contaminated water below the national regulatory standards by using the multi
nuclide removal equipment (ALPS) is referred to as ALPS treated water.
◆ The inter-ministerial council reached a decision to start the discharge of the water into the sea on 24 Aug,, 2023, and the discharge started on that day.

Contaminated water

Source：Created based on the Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry website

https://www.meti.go.jp/earthquake/nuclear/hairo_osensui/pdf/alps_02.pdf

Water Storage Tank

Multi-nuclide removal equipment(ALPS) *and other equipment*Equipment to purify radioactive materials
except for tritium to below national standards
Source：TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station"Hairo Michi" vol40

Analysis of 69 radioactive
materials including tritium

ALPS treatedwater before
dilution

Challenges

Source：An edited version of the METI website

https://www.meti.go.jp/earthquake/nuclear/hairo_ose
nsui/pdf/alps_02.pdf

ALPS treated water
after dilution（1,500Bq/L）

Tritium

dilution
Photo by Fukushima Prefecture

ALPS treated water

Verify radioactive materials
other than tritium being
below national regulatory
standard

Dilution:
Dilute withseawater

Discharge
into the sea

Dilute tritium to below thenational safety standard(60,000 Bq/L) 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
 For the discharge of the treated water into the sea, the national government should take the lead role and full responsibility up to the completionof the mission ensuring safety of the work, dissemination of accurate information both in and out of the country, comprehensive measures against
harmful rumours as well as prompt and solid compensation by the coordinated efforts of whole government

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Current
StatusAs 13 years have passed since the earthquake, persistent rumours still remain, while public awareness fades
as interest in the prefecture declines.

Fukushima Prefecture’s strategies to strengthen measures to fight harmful rumours and fading public interest◆ Policies to strengthen countermeasures

1. Continuing persistent initiatives andtaking on new challenges

2. Spreading the latest and accurate information to havefurther updated information◆Policies in each sector (Direction and Main Initiatives for Strengthening Measures)
Agricultural, forestry, and fisheries
products and Fukushima products

Tourism

Spreading information (cooperation,
co- creation, etc.)

Strong support for businesses◆ Strengthen measures forfisheries industry◆ Promote production and consumptionof local food
◆ Enhancing the local charms, brandpower and expanding exports

Underlying measures◆ Spread information in cooperation with each department◆ Spread information about the current situation and thecharms of Fukushima◆ Expand the collaboration and co-creation

Priority measures
Promoting understanding at home andabroad◆ Spread accurate information◆ Spread the charms◆ Spread information using bonds◆Attracting visitors from domestically andinternationally◆Promoting international charter flights◆Strengthen measures for distribution and sales◆ Improve the brand power and expand exports◆ Increase consumer confidence

3. Build trusting relations thorough collaborationand co-creation◆ Thoroughly inspect the food
◆ Have risk communication concerning radiation◆ Spread information about the progress in restoring
the environment

The Hama
Festivalin Tokyo

Promotingagricultural,
forestry, andfishery products
overseas

Achievements and Current Status of Countermeasures against Harmful Rumours and Fading Awareness■ As of Sep. 2022, "Good image" group ("Good"and "Somewhat good" combined) is 52.0%.
(compared to 20.4% immediately after the disaster)““Reluctant to purchase products from Fukushima”(Of those concerned about radioactive materials in food products)
5.8％ (2013.2･･･19.4%)

Pre-earthquake
Immediately after
the earthquake

2015.102016.82017.92018.92019.9“Do not know that inspection is conducted” 63.0％(2013.2･･･22.4%)

2020.92021.92022.9Good

Somewhat good

Undecided

Somewhat bad image

Bad imageSource: Information dissemination analysis project

Challenges  Dispelling harmful rumours, preventing fading awareness through publicity, expanding sales channels and establishing brands

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