and 3,648 remain missing in the devastated prefectures of miyagi, iwate and fukushima. reconstruction plans for the disaster-hit areas have been drawn up by eight local governments in iwate, and seven in miyagi. the government's newly-established rebuilding subsidies and other funds will shoulder all costs for relocation of residents to higher ground or other regions. however, no criteria has been set to assess the value of the flooded land the government will purchase from owners. local residents will need more time to form a consensus on mass relocations and reconstruction projects. >>> some residents are spending the day remembering. others, rebuilding. they've got to work fast with winter approaching. morning temperatures dropped to 3 deees in the town of minamisanriku in miyagi prefecture. the disaer destroyed many of to's homes and lt 0 residents dead or missing. workers erected a flower altar in front of the town's disaster preparedness center. about 30 officials dd there when the tsumi washed through. >> people in owe few nato city who lost relatives visited a g

and 3,648 remain missing in the devastated prefectures of miyagi, iwate and fukushima. reconstruction plans for the disaster-hit areas have been drawn up by eight local governments in iwate, and seven in miyagi. the government's newly-established rebuilding subsidies and other funds will shoulder all costs for relocation of residents to higher ground or other regions. however, no criteria has been set to assess the value of the flooded land the government will purchase from owners. local residents will need more time to form a consensus on mass relocations and reconstruction projects. >>> some residents are spending the day remembering. others, rebuilding. they've got to work fast with winter approaching. morning temperatures dropped to 3 degrees celsius in the town of minamisanriku in miyagi prefecture. the disaster destroyed many of the town's homes and left 900 residents dead or missing. workers erected a flower altar in front of the town's disaster preparedness center. about 30 officials died there when the tsunami washed through. >> people in ofunatu city who lost

iwate prefecture has more than 4 million tons of debris. the tokyo metropolitan government has agreed to accept 11,000 tons of it. it's estimated that the disaster left 23 million tons of debris in iwate, miyagi, and fukushima prefectures. it's impossible to dispose of all the waste within the region. >> translator: many places said they would help. but tokyo is the first local government to take any action. i think today's operation is very significant. >>> in an effort to increase profitability sony is set to restructure its dwindling flagship tv operations. this comes in the face of fierce international competition. sony announced on wednesday that its tv business is likely to post a record loss of about $2.2 billion this year for the eighth straight year. the company acontributes the loss mainly to poor sales in the united states and europe. sony says with no sign of the situation improving anytime soon it will revise downward its midterm sales target by a half to the 20 million unit level per year. the company unveiled a plan that aims

reconstruction plans for the disaster-hit areas have been drawn up by eight local governments in iwate, and seven in miyagi. the government's newly established rebuilding subsidies and other funds will shoulder all costs for relocation of residents to higher ground or inland regions. however, no criterion has been set to assess the value of flooded land. t the government will purchase from owners. local residents need more time to form a consensus on mass relocation and reconstruction projects. >>> victims of the march disaster have dealt with their grief in different ways. one woman who lost her husband decided to write him a letter. they were words of gratitude and regret. the letter now has a wide audience, after winning the grand prize at an annual contest in kyoto. nhk world has the story. >> reporter: thecy k >> reporter: the winning entry was written by few me cocass gawa. a resident of miyagi prefecture. the letter was addressed to her husband, toyokazu, who has been missing since the disaster. >> translator: today is the 38th anniversary of my marriage. i'm sure my husband is

. >> this a temporary shelter in iwate city, fukushima prefecture. a woman helps here at the shelter to help the residents who went through 9 dasr in march. she's 46. originally from ry uiesen o fukushima, she started helping evacuees right after the disaster. >> translator: rwanda is well known for its tasty coffee and tea. sipping it takes your heart to rwanda. it's a moment you no longer feel homesick. >> mary louise was a school teacher in 1993. she visited fukushima to study at a vocational school. she returned to rwanda after ten months. but soon after, the country descended into genocide. mary louise narrowly escaped death and ended up in a refugee camp. people in fukushima found out about her plight and helped her move to japan. mary louise and her family settled down in fukushima. they have been living there for 17 years now. >> translator: i would probably not be alive today if i had not had the chance to stay in japan. before the civil war in rwanda. japanese people have brought hope and dreams back to me. they saved my life. >> reporter:

some other municipalities in miyagi, iwate and fukushima prefectures were assessed with a 70% to 75% drop in land prices. this is the second time the agency has had to adjust its rates in the wake of a disaster. land prices were also downgraded after the great hon shin earthquake strub kobe and the vicinity in 1995. but the maximum price drop at that time was 25%. cheebo prefecture city saw a land price fall of 40%. this is because liquifaction in the aftermath of the earthquake resulted in major damage, targeting the city's image as a posh residential district. even houses that suffered little damage remain unsold. >> translator: access to tokyo is wonderful. we don't need to change trains. but people will probably think twice about buying a new home here, because of the liquifaction. >> the last price adjustments do not apply it areas around the crippled fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. prices there will be assigned zero as it is nearly impossible to evaluate the commercial effect of radioactive contamination on property. >>> the people at japan's space agency have begun work

. ♪ more than 80 students from fukushima and iwate prefecture performed in tokyo on tuesday.y have practicing for two months for the concert. professional musicians also performed. guests included about 120 foreign ambassadors to japan. the foreign minister says japan received donations and supplies from 126 countries and regions as of mid-september. on top of that, more than 20 countries and international organizations have sent medical teams and other personnel for search operations in disaster-hit areas. the final number of participants and the japanese pop song sukiyaki. >> considering what they've been through it's really emotional. >> translator: we wanted to show our heartfelt thanks to all those who supported us. i really enjoyed singing in front of everybody. >>> and that concludes this edition of "newsline." i'm keikichi hanada. on behalf of our team, thank you for staying with us.

last month he realized his long-cherished desire to revisit the temple in disaster hit iwate prefecturenhk went with him. >> reporter: he first visited as a young man 56 years ago. he returned again a few weeks ago. this june, unesco added the temple to its list of world heritage site. >> reporter: his experience in japanese literature and culture spans more than half a century. he has translated a variety of literature works from classic to modern novels. he felt inspired by a poem. he decided to make the same pilgrimage as the one made by the poem's author matso basho. he has had a deep affinity for it ever since. could you share your candid reaction to the temple? >> i felt enormous relief. at first the news of the earthquake, the tsunami and then the atomic leakage, everything was unspeakably bad. and there was no room for saying whether it was still all right. of course any damage to the temple even very, very minor damage is unfortunate. one would like to have the building stay as it was first built and as it stayed over the centuries. >> reporter: keene decided to obtain japanese

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