A year and a half has passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake. The Reconstruction Agency is being called on not only for strong leadership within the government, but to provide firm support for disaster victims in the affected areas and to effect the earliest possible recovery. Many policy tools have been set up for the restoration and recovery of the coastal areas that suffered such great damage, as well as for the fishing industry, the primary industry in the affected areas. The Reconstruction Agency will use these tools to promote continuous progress in reconstruction of the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Selected Papers No.17

The sources of the recurring Nomura's Jellyfish population blooms since 2002 have been in the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, and East China Sea, and their border crossing behaviors have caused great damage to Japan's coastal fishing industry. Through visual surveys in early summer of young Nomura's Jellyfish from ferries in waters near China, it is now possible to predict the likelihood and scale of invasion of the giant jellyfish one to three months before their arrival in Japanese waters. This advance warning makes it possible for fishermen to put damage reduction measures in place.

It has been a year and a half since the assault of the Great Tsunami on the northeastern region of Japan. While not minimizing the horror of tsunamis, we should not dwell on it unduly, instilling fear as a form of disaster prevention education. Rather, education based on a "posture of engagement, Ein which pride in the ocean's bounty and the need to effectively cope with the ocean's sometimes immense workings is important for continuing to enjoy its benefits.