Japan Remembers Quake, Faces Time-Consuming Recovery
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Japan’s Emperor led calls for Japan to emerge stronger from the earthquake and tsunami that left 19,000 people dead or missing a year ago, amid warnings from business leaders that reconstruction efforts are too slow.
Japan should “build a country where people can live safely,” Emperor Akihito said during a speech at the National Theater in Tokyo yesterday. The ceremony, one of hundreds taking place to mark the anniversary of the disaster, was attended by 1,200 people including Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and families from the devastated Pacific coastline.