Iwate: New city staff members appointed in Rikuzen Takada
The city of Rikuzen Takada, Iwate prefecture, has lost as many as 68 staff members (about 1/4 of all staff) to the 3.11 disaster. Their loss was the largest among the autonomous governments in Iwate prefecture.
The city is hiring 26 new staff to make up for the loss, and 8 were appointed to their new jobs starting January 1. The city’s mayor handed them the letters of appointments at a brief ceremony held the temporary city hall, congratulating them, before embarking on the new jobs.
Ms. Shima Yoshida (age 39), one of the new staff appointed to work in the school board, who has lost her brother who used to work for the city, commented, “I’d like to dedicate my work to rebuild the city where kids can play safely and residents will be at ease.” Mr. Takaji Nagano (age 30), who used to work in a construction firm, thus appointed in the construction division, said, “I applied for this position in hopes to help rebuild the city and show what Rikuzen Takada city once was before the disaster to our children.”
NHK news: 1/4/2012 (15:11)
