Tsunami zones flagged in just 30% of Japan's danger areas

Locals balk at official designations, citing hit to property values

20210311N Miyagi higher ground

Entire sections of cities have been relocated to higher ground in some cases, such as Higashi-matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture. © Kyodo

KONORI FUJITA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- A decade after the earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan, the government has made little progress on designating vulnerable areas amid fears by residents that property values will decline.

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