Iwate and Noto exchange ideas for recovery; disaster-stricken areas share issues (Kyodo News)

On the 23rd, residents of Otsuchi Town, Iwate Prefecture, which was hit by the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake, visited the Ogi area of Noto Town, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was hit by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, and held a social gathering. In order to help the Ogi area recover, they discussed local events that they would like to cherish. The two areas share a commonality of being thriving fishing towns, and they discussed …