Transport, accommodation a challenge for tsunami-hit Kamaishi

Rugby World Cup host city Kamaishi is facing the challenge of how to transport and accommodate spectators that will number nearly half of its normal population, all while trying to recover from the 2011 tsunami and earthquake disaster.The rugby stadium in Kamaishi, the only purpose-built venue of the 12 hosting games at rugby's quadrennial showpiece, will eventually seat 16,000 spectators.Kamaishi, a coastal city in the northeastern prefecture of Iwate with a population of some 35,000, is battling to recover from the natural disaster which killed more than 1,000 residents and caused widespr…READ FULL ARTICLE