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.
Locals balk at official designations, citing hit to property values

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