Reconstruction Agency

The Fukkō -chō (Japanese复兴 庁, " Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority ," engl. Reconstruction Agency) is an agency of the Japanese central government to coordinate the reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. It was established on 10 February 2012 and replaced the existing Higashi Nihon - Daishinsai fukkō Taisaku hombu (such as " Department of reconstruction after the Great East Japan earthquake "; engl reconstruction Headquarters in response to the Great East Japan earthquake. ) the Cabinet Secretariat; since its own " Minister of Reconstruction " ( fukkō - daijin ) in the Cabinet is responsible to the Authority.

Seat of Fukkō -chō is in Akasaka district, district of Minato, Tokyo Prefecture; in addition it has three branch offices, six branches in the main disaster area in the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima and two other offices in the prefectures of Aomori and Ibaraki. The ministers are the seven political state secretaries - assumed and a Permanent State ( jimujikan ) - three - fuku daijin and four daijin - seimukan.

Basis of the decor were the Higashi- Nihon Daishinsai fukkō kihon - hō (东 日本 大 震灾 复兴 基本法, " basic law on reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake " ) of June 2011 and a separate law on the establishment of the Authority ( Fukkō -chō setchi - hō ) from December 2011. the stock of the authority is legally until March 2021, ten years after the earthquake, are provided.