Japan's agency for 2011 quake recovery to gain broader mandate

Office to oversee first response to rebuilding for all disaster relief efforts

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Floodwaters devastated parts of Japan's Okayama Prefecture in July 2018.

SHOGO KODAMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The bureau charged with rebuilding areas in Japan devastated by the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in 2011 will be reorganized to oversee all recovery efforts from natural disasters.

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