PM Kishida to vow stronger steps for recovery of central Japan quake

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will pledge to take stronger steps for the recovery of a central Japan region devastated by a New Year's Day earthquake when he delivers his policy speech in the upcoming Diet session, government sources said Wednesday.He is expected to announce the establishment of a headquarters, which he will lead, dedicated to formulating and executing reconstruction measures in the wake of the magnitude-7.6 earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast, claiming over 230 lives, the sources said.In the speech scheduled for Tuesday…READ FULL ARTICLE