TSUNAMI REPORT City of Rikuzentakata

KIYOSHI MURAKAMI Goodwill Ambassador Representative, AidTAKATA

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Contents

Introduction Rikuzentakata at Glance Before & After Status of the City Operations of AidTAKATA

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Kiyoshi Murakami

Born and Raised in Rikuzentakata, Iwate, Pref Current: Head of Human Resources, BNY Mellon Asset Management APAC Special Advisor to Mayor of Rikuzentakata Representative, AidTAKATA Previous Employment: Citibank, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Merill Lynch Deutsche Bank, UN Agency Head of Human Resource, UNHCR Education BA, University of San Francisco MBA, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo

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Rikuzentakata at Glance

City under Iwate Prefecture Mayor: Futoshi Toba (Feb 13, 2011) Population: 24,246 Major Industry: Agriculture, Fishing Schools: 9 Elementary, 7 Jr. High, 1 High School Earthquake: 9.0 Tsunami: March 11, 2011 at 15:00 Death or Missing: 2,000 Displaced: 13,000

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Takata Matsubara (Pinetree Beach) 5

Before & After

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Only One Pinetree survived among 70,000 trees

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Main Street at JR Station

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Rescue Operations (up to 6/30)

Shelters: 84 locations (none as of today) Temporary Houses: 2,200 Japan Self-Defense Force: 500 persons National Police System: Emergency Rescue Teams: Government Official Dispached: 1,000 4,200 4,100 19

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Re-Construction Plan

10 year plan 100,000 population city Model city Strong city infrastructure against natural disaster Attractive employment opportunity for diversified people Ecology oriented city planning with Sustainable Energy Utilizing the local industry for value added products

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Assistance to Rikuzentakata

UN Agency: NGO: Country: WFP (Tent) Save the Children, Peace Winds Japan Singapore (700 million yen) Italy ($200,000 for Mobile Library) USA (Education Program and Economic Project)

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Operations of AidTAKATA

National Government Recognized Organization Activities: Forums for public and media FM Radio Station for all people in Rikuzentakata Rikuzentakata Goods for Financial Assistance (T-Shirts, Cookies, Key Holder by Pine Tree) Community Service – Micro Finance External Communication: City Mascot Campaign Diplomatic contact with various embassies in Tokyo Matching projects with other organizations

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Thank you for your collaboration

Seek Financial Assistance to City Seek Friends of Rikuzentakata for volunteer Introduce Rikuzentakata and AidTAKATA to your friends Help through website http://aidtakata.org

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