Azumi

Now all the town needs is lots of money, says Nobutaka Azumi, 66, the solemn-faced mayor, after Onagawa became one of Japan's first communities to set out a recovery path from the devastating tsunami that killed more than 800 people here and 20,000 nationwide.

In Japan, recovery is clouded by skepticism 2011

Now all the town needs is lots of money, says Nobutaka Azumi, 66, the solemn-faced mayor, after Onagawa became one of Japan's first communities to set out a recovery path from the devastating tsunami that killed more than 800 people here and 20,000 nationwide.

In Japan, recovery is clouded by skepticism 2011

The town's mayor, Nobutaka Azumi, pulled up in a car.

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So after the tsunami destroyed all 15 of the fishing villages that make up part of Onagawa, Nobutaka Azumi, then the mayor, proposed a reconstruction plan that seemed sensible enough: consolidate the villages.

NYT > Home Page By NORIMITSU ONISHI 2012

Nobutaka Azumi, Onagawa's mayor, at work on a Sunday in impressive temporary offices put up since the disaster, states the obvious when he says rebuilding will be "very expensive".

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So after the tsunami destroyed all 15 of the fishing villages that make up part of Onagawa, Nobutaka Azumi, then the mayor, proposed a reconstruction plan that seemed sensible enough: consolidate the villages.

NYT > Home Page By NORIMITSU ONISHI 2012

So after the tsunami destroyed all 15 of the fishing villages that make up part of Onagawa, Nobutaka Azumi, then the mayor, proposed a reconstruction plan that seemed sensible enough: consolidate the villages.

NYT > Home Page By NORIMITSU ONISHI 2012

So after the tsunami destroyed all 15 of the fishing villages that make up part of Onagawa, Nobutaka Azumi, then the mayor, proposed a reconstruction plan that seemed sensible enough: consolidate the villages.

NYT > Home Page By NORIMITSU ONISHI 2012

:) "Azumi" was a Japanese samurai flick which would have made a great animation.

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