The Reconstruction Agency has announced that it will appoint nine new members, including professional figure skater Shizuka Arakawa, as members of the "Reconstruction Promotion Committee" to examine the government's measures for recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake.
The "Reconstruction Promotion Committee" is a committee established based on the law to verify the government's measures for reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake, and is composed of the governors and experts of the three affected prefectures.
The Reconstruction Agency has announced that it will appoint nine new members of the committee, which has a two-year term, including professional figure skater Shizuka Arakawa and chairman Miki Watanabe of the restaurant chain giant Watami.
Reconstruction Minister Hirasawa said at a press conference about the reason for Mr. Arakawa's appointment, "I am a prominent athlete, and immediately after the disaster, I have been involved in supporting various disaster areas and have been trying to disseminate information from the disaster areas." ..