Abstract
Political ideas and proposals, which hardly reflect the feelings of the people in the disaster areas, have caused confusion. In the symposium, the three reporters emphasized that the victims themselves are the core of the reconstruction work teams. We need to establish this viewpoint in order to investigate, analyze, and record the disaster and reconstruction-process. The earthquake also raised many problems for non-disaster areas. In urban areas, numerous "Kitaku nanmin" (refugees who cannot return home) are stranded because of disruptions to the transport system. Decline of the region with potential tsunami risk is progressing. We need to keep our eyes on the new policy challenges.
