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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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The 12-metre-tall breakwater is seen broken and nearly collapsed by the March 11 tsunami in the Toni area of the tsunami-devastated city of Kamaishi, Iwate prefecture. Some 10,808 people were still listed as missing as of May 2, with 14,728 confirmed dead
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A car passes in front of tsunami debris piled up on the wharf in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture nearly one year after the March 11 tsunami devastated the area, January 15, 2012 (AFP)
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This combination of pictures shows a ship called Asia Sympathy run aground by the March 11 tsunami in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on March 18, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 16, 2012 (bottom). (AFP)
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This combination of pictures shows the view of a tsunami hit area of Ofunato, Iwate prefecture on March 14, 2011 (top) and as the scene appears on January 15, 2012 (bottom). (AFP)