Fukuda visits quake-hit area, vows to restore lifelines

Fukuda visits quake-hit area, vows to restore lifelines

KURIHARA, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R in front) encourages people June 18 who are spending restless days in a temporary evacuation shelter in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture after the June 14 earthquake that hit the northeastern Japanese prefectures of Iwate and Miyagi. (Pool photo)

Fukuda visits quake-hit area, vows to restore lifelines

Fukuda visits quake-hit area, vows to restore lifelines

ICHINOSEKI, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) listens to earthquake evacuees at a temporary evacuation shelter in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, on June 18. He vowed to do his best to restore lifelines. A strong earthquake hit the northeastern Japanese prefectures of Iwate and Miyagi on June 14. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

UN-GUTERRES-FIFTH LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES CONFERENCE

UN-GUTERRES-FIFTH LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES CONFERENCE

(220317) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (at podium and on screens) addresses the fifth Least Developed Countries Conference at the UN Headquarters in New York on March 17, 2022. Guterres on Thursday highlighted five lifelines that will help the least developed countries (LDCs) recover in the short term, achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in the medium term, and prosper over the long term. (Loey Felipe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

UN-GUTERRES-FIFTH LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES CONFERENCE

UN-GUTERRES-FIFTH LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES CONFERENCE

(220317) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the fifth Least Developed Countries Conference at the UN Headquarters in New York on March 17, 2022. Guterres on Thursday highlighted five lifelines that will help the least developed countries (LDCs) recover in the short term, achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in the medium term, and prosper over the long term. (Loey Felipe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

Fukuda visits quake-hit area, vows to restore lifelines

Fukuda visits quake-hit area, vows to restore lifelines

ICHINOSEKI, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) listens to earthquake evacuees at a temporary evacuation shelter in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, on June 18. He vowed to do his best to restore lifelines. A strong earthquake hit the northeastern Japanese prefectures of Iwate and Miyagi on June 14. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

Fukuda visits quake-hit area, vows to restore lifelines

Fukuda visits quake-hit area, vows to restore lifelines

KURIHARA, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R in front) encourages people June 18 who are spending restless days in a temporary evacuation shelter in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture after the June 14 earthquake that hit the northeastern Japanese prefectures of Iwate and Miyagi. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)