Reconstruction Agency

Reconstruction Agency
復興庁
Fukkō-chō

Central Government Building No. 4, where the Tokyo Headquarters of the Reconstruction Agency is located.
Agency overview
FormedFebruary 10, 2012 (2012-02-10)
Preceding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Japan
HeadquartersCentral Government Building No. 4, 1-1 Kasumigaseki 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0013, Japan
35°40′23.3″N 139°44′52.8″E / 35.673139°N 139.748000°E / 35.673139; 139.748000
Employees202 (full-time), 215 (part-time)
Annual budget¥2.433 trillion
Minister responsible
  • Shinako Tsuchiya, Minister for Reconstruction and Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima
Deputy Ministers responsible
Websitewww.reconstruction.go.jp/english/

The Reconstruction Agency (復興庁, Fukkō-chō) is an agency of the Japanese government established on February 10, 2012 to coordinate reconstruction activities related to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.[1]

  1. ^ 復興庁発足は2月10日、首相と復興相が確認 [Reconstruction Agency to be established February 10, Prime Minister and Minister of State for Disaster Management confirmed]. Yomiuri Shinbun (in Japanese). Tokyo. 2012-01-19. OCLC 10795749. Retrieved 2012-06-01.