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Since the Noto Peninsula earthquake and torrential rain disaster, recovery work and support for daily life have continued from various organisations in both the public and private sectors.
As Japan is an earthquake-prone island nation and an economic superpower, there is a perception that recovery and reconstruction are steadily progressing, and in fact there is very little news coverage of the Noto Peninsula earthquake in the UK.
However, what is not well known is that due to the unique geographical conditions of the peninsular that juts out into the Sea of Japan, the recovery and reconstruction process is different from that of past major earthquakes, and the torrential rain that followed the earthquake was fatal to the affected areas.
As a result, even a year after the earthquake, the recovery work necessary for the people of the affected areas to rebuild their lives is progressing very slowly, and feelings of isolation are mounting.
能登半島地震・豪雨災害以降、官民様々な方面から復旧作業や生活支援が続けられています。
日本は地震列島だけれども、復旧・復興は着実に進んでいるに違いないというイメージで、実際イギリスでは能登半島地震に関する報道はほとんどありません。
私もあまり認識がなかったのですが、日本海に突き出た巨大な半島という特異な地理的条件によって、復旧・復興プロセスが過去の大地震とは違うということ、地震後の集中豪雨が被災地に致命的な被害をもたらしたこと、その結果、震災から1年が経過しても、被災地の人々の生活再建に必要な復興作業は遅々として進まず孤立感が高まっていることを学びました。