false reporting; fake news
evacuation site; refuge shelter; shelter
my party; our party; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you
newspaper report; press reporting
interviewee; subject of an interview
consultative body; advisory committee; advisory organ
bus terminal; bus station
special measure; special measures
deputy (vice) prime minister
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
(state) benefit; allowance; (social security) payment; entitlement
Japan Business Federation; Keidanren
disaster response; measures to deal with natural disasters; disaster control; disaster recovery
under construction; in preparation
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
airline ticket; plane ticket; air ticket
public transportation; public transport
place of refuge; refugee destination
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
Japan Coast Guard (formerly Maritime Safety Agency)
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
evacuation order; evacuation notice
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
price decline; fall in price
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
please sit down; please have a seat
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification