the vice mayor from manamisanriku town in miyagi which suffered catastrophic damage said his town received tremendous support from neighboring communities. he added that further cooperation between coastal and inland areas will become important for disaster preparedness. the organizer said it wants the panelists' comments and requests to be used and developed to use to implement recovery plans. >>> japanese mobile phone operators are trying to increase public access points for wireless networking. the move comes as more people are using smart phones to access the internet. customers have been complaining of slow or difficult internet access for hand sets. mobile phone traffic is becoming jammed as many smart phone users constantly download massive amounts of data like music or movies. mobile operators are temporarily slowing download speeds of users whose volume is exceptionally high, and limiting speeds at night when more mobile users access the internet. the mobile operators say they're making the adjustments for better internet connectivity on smart phones as their slowness could slow s