Most firms affected by disasters want gov't to spend more on infrastructure

And of course it doesn't help but look at most other countries in the world, even here in Germany the infrastructure isn't half as good as in Japan !

This would be just as bad elsewhere, but this happens every year in Japan. The government should be more prepared.

all of you who say abe sucks because of this ... Japan was hit by a hugh disaster every other country in the world would have suffered the same of even more :/

And of course it doesn't help but look at most other countries in the world, even here in Germany the infrastructure isn't half as good as in Japan !

That is crying on a super high level.

This is exactly what money should be spent on

Before the cash gets to those needing it somehow gets into the pockets of those not needing. Am I alone seeing this?

Every nation will have to build of their infrastructure because of global warming including Japan.

Let us hope they do so before it gets worse.

If you look closely at the picture, you can just make out the tops of the heads of the teenagers squatting outside the front doors still using their ketais.

Part of Abenomics was spending money on infrastructure construction projects, in a hope that it would spur the overall economy.

Yet another broken arrow here!

I also really want to hear from the "rah rah rah" Japan Club fans here on what's so great about this now?

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One would think this is the priority : get businesses back and running; pump the economy.

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But wait ! The coffers are run dry: the string of lavish enthronement ceremonies and parties , . .

AND, wait, still !

the remainder has been promised to cover all the Olympics infrastructures.

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