No. 21 [Visit] A Series of Town Hall Meetings with Disaster-Stricken Communities Starts!
Prime Minister Kan started hearing requests from heads of municipalities directly by telephone as early as March. The current series of meetings will gather people dealing with the disaster from both the Government and local communities. The Government side is represented by Senior Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office for National Policy Tatsuo Hirano. The Prime Minister attended the first meeting.