[HIGHLIGHTS] Prime Minister Kishida resolves at memorial service to “use lessons from the earthquake to become a disaster-resistant country”

On the 11th, which marks 13 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, Prime Minister Kishida held a memorial service in Fukushima Prefecture. He expressed his determination to utilize this knowledge to build a nation resilient to disasters.

"Recovery from the nuclear disaster requires a medium- to long-term response, and the government will continue to take the lead in safely and steadily decommissioning the reactor,” he said.