Iwate governor speaks before 4th anniv. of 2011 disaster

Iwate governor speaks before 4th anniv. of 2011 disaster

Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso speaks to Kyodo News in an interview on Feb. 23, 2015, ahead of the fourth anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Iwate and other prefectures in the northeastern Japanese region of Tohoku on March 11, 2011. He said the prefectural government will step up support for the large number of refugees still living in temporary homes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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