Takaichi says Japan will provide 520 hundred million yen for Kumamoto reconstruction fund
Briefing by News4U · First published
Today Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on X that after this morning's Cabinet meeting, she held the Reiwa 8 Kumamoto Earthquake Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction Headquarters Meeting. She said Kumamoto Governor Kimura also attended and explained the prefecture's Recovery and Reconstruction Plan. Takaichi said the national government would provide 520 hundred million yen in special local allocation tax for a reconstruction fund to be set up by Kumamoto Prefecture, using the same approach as after the Heisei 28 Kumamoto earthquake. She also said she instructed ministers to improve conditions in evacuation shelters, accelerate completion of emergency housing within the year, and further support business recovery. [1]
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- @takaichi_sanae (X): 今朝の閣議終了後に、「令和8年熊本地震災害復旧復興本部会議（第２回）」を開催しました。
@takaichi_sanae (X) · · Excerpt