Efforts to recover from the disaster
Mayor Tosuna Watanabe, who has been taking care of the response and reconstruction after the earthquake and nuclear accident in Okuma, where the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is located, will retire for the current term until November. Expressed.
Mayor Watanabe of Okuma-cho, Fukushima Prefecture answered a question from a member of parliament at the town council held on the 11th. “I feel that my morale has declined as my physical strength has declined, and my desire to give way to young people has become stronger. ”And expressed that he will retire for the current term until November.
Mayor Watanabe is 72 years old from Okuma Town.
After a town council member, he was elected for the first time in the mayoral election in 2007 and is now in his third term.
Mayor Watanabe was instrumental in responding to the earthquake and nuclear accident that occurred during his first term, including the relocation of the inland area to Aizuwakamatsu City, including the government office function.
In addition, we decided to build a new town hall in a relatively low-radiation area of the town, and in some parts of the surrounding area, we have taken care of the recovery.
A woman in her 60's living in a disaster public housing in the town said, “I had a desire to work for another term, but I think it was hard since the earthquake, so I would like to get rid of my tiredness.”
The mayoral election in Okuma Town will be announced on October 30th and will be voted on November 10th.