Tanaka Reconstruction Minister “Take all possible measures in the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake” Requested by TEPCO October 2, 19:45

Tanaka Reconstruction Minister met with Tomoaki Kobayakawa, President of TEPCO, and if a disaster occurred in the affected area of ​​the Great East Japan Earthquake, where the social infrastructure was weak, following a large blackout in Chiba Prefecture due to Typhoon No. 15, We requested that we take all possible measures for more serious damage.

Tanaka Reconstruction Minister met with Tomoaki Kobayakawa, President of TEPCO at the Reconstruction Agency in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo on the 2nd, requesting that the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi NPS decommissioning and contaminated water be promoted steadily, We asked for cooperation in dealing with the reputational damage to foods.

Mr. Tanaka also mentioned that the outage lasted for a long time in a wide area in Chiba due to the influence of Typhoon No.15. `` I would like you to be fully considerate, '' he called for taking all possible measures to assume that if a natural disaster occurs in a disaster-stricken area with a weaker social infrastructure compared to other regions, more serious damage is expected. .

In response, President Kobayakawa said, “This typhoon caused a lot of inconvenience due to a long power outage. By examining various issues and preparing measures in case of a major disaster, Fukushima's recovery I want to make use of it. "