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Japan Mulls 'Future Cities' for Devastated Communities
Japan is planning to build six energy efficient so-called “future cities” in the region devastated by the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami one year ago. But there are concerns about the scope and sustainability of the projects and whether international entities will be shut out.
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A restaurant owner (L) and her employee walk on the debris where their restaurant stood before the tsunami devastated the area, at Ofunato city in Iwate prefecture on March 22, 2011, (AFP)
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A general view shows tsunami damage in Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, April 4, 2011. (AFP)
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A team member from NPO Japan Rescue Dog Association and his dog search for victims during a joint operation with the Metropolitan Police Department in Rikuzentakata, Miyagi prefecture. Residents of towns surrounding a crippled nuclear plant are regularly
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Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers remove debris and searches for people missing since the March 11 tsunami in the city of Minamisoma in Fukushima prefecture, May 2, 2011. (AFP)