トモダチ作戦「特別な絆」　日米首脳、震災１０年で共同メッセージ

　菅義偉首相とバイデン米大統領は１１日、東日本大震災から１０年の節目に当たり、共同で追悼のメッセージを出した。米軍による被災地支援活動「トモダチ作戦」について、「特別な絆、揺るぎない友情の証しとして両国民の記憶に刻まれ続ける」と表明した。
　声明は、「日米両国は緊密に連携し、震災被害の軽減や東京電力福島第１原発事故への対応に従事した」と振り返り、今後も「かけがえのない『トモダチ』として手を携えて前進していく」とした。（2021/03/11-18:59）

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden praised on Thursday the U.S. military-led Operation Tomodachi disaster relief mission as proof of the "special bond" between their counties.
   "Then, as now, our joint efforts hold a special place in the hearts and memories of both our peoples--a testament to the special bond and the unshakable friendship that is the U.S.-Japanese alliance," the two leaders said in a joint statement, referring to the mission, launched in response to the March 2011 triple disater that struck Japan.
   The statement was released on the 10th anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that mainly hit the Tohoku northeastern region, triggering an unprecedented triple meltdown at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 power plant in Fukushima Prefecture.
   The two countries "worked hand-in-hand to alleviate suffering and to respond to the accident" at the nuclear plant, the statement read.
   The leaders also said their countries "will continue to move forward shoulder-to-shoulder as 'tomodachi' (friends) to finish the reconstruction of the Tohoku region and to realize a better future for us all."