Kyoto University professor Satoshi Fujii, an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on disaster prevention and reduction praised the government's new 'nation-toughening program', which will enhance the infrastructure of the country.
Japan's new ¥20.2 trillion economic package featuring public works is aimed at strengthening the seismic capacity of buildings and constructing tsunami walls around ports and exposed coastal areas, and the decentralization of Tokyo’s capital functions through infrastructure development in the countryside, reports The Japan Times.
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