Lecture by Takumi Nemoto, Minister for Reconstruction
2014/5/7
“Current State and Initiatives of Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake:
Towards a Future Society in Tohoku with Creativity and Opportunities”
Lecture Information
The Reconstruction Agency is the principal agency of the Government of Japan tasked with leading and managing the reconstruction process following the 11 March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, which precipitated the triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident.
The Agency's main role is to accelerate structural reconstruction and revitalization in the affected areas, by supporting implementation of government policies and managing coordination of reconstruction strategy and initiatives between various branches of government at a national level and with local municipalities. The Agency is led by Minister for Reconstruction, Takumi Nemoto.
The lecture given by Minister Nemoto in Oslo on 7 May will outline the Japanese Government’s response to the disaster caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011. The reconstruction initiatives and its current progress will be featured.
The Agency's main role is to accelerate structural reconstruction and revitalization in the affected areas, by supporting implementation of government policies and managing coordination of reconstruction strategy and initiatives between various branches of government at a national level and with local municipalities. The Agency is led by Minister for Reconstruction, Takumi Nemoto.
The lecture given by Minister Nemoto in Oslo on 7 May will outline the Japanese Government’s response to the disaster caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011. The reconstruction initiatives and its current progress will be featured.
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Time:
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Wednesday 7 May, 15:30 (duration about 1 hour including Q&A session) Please allow a few minutes for registration upon arrival. The doors will open 14:45. |
| Place: | Gamle festsal Domus Academica Karl Johans gate 47 |
| Please register here (Deadline 4 May) |
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Minister Nemoto's biography
Takumi Nemoto is Minister for Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake. He was born in Fukushima Prefecture in 1951, and joined the Ministry of Construction after graduating from the Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo, in 1974. Since being elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993, he has occupied a number of posts as follows:
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister, Ministry of Welfare, July 1998 - October 1999
- Senior Vice Minister, Cabinet Office, October 2002 - September 2003
- Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, October 2002 - September 2003
- Chairman, Standing Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry, House of Representatives, November 2003 - October 2004
- Chairman, Public Relations Headquarters, Liberal Democratic Party, October 2004 - November 2005
- Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in charge of economic and financial issues, September 2006 - August 2007
- President, Tohoku Shishinokai (group of Tohoku men of vision), May 2010 - present