岸田首相が岩手入り　就任後初の被災地視察

　岸田文雄首相は１６日午前、東日本大震災の復興状況を確認するため、岩手県を訪れた。大船渡市の魚市場で漁業者らと車座対話を実施。現場の声に耳を傾け、復興政策や経済対策に反映させたい考えだ。首相の被災地視察は就任後初めて。
　首相は雨が降る中、陸前高田市の高田松原津波復興祈念公園で献花し、黙とう。この後、達増拓也知事らから復興現状の説明を受けた。車座対話には地元のホタテ漁業者、カキ養殖漁業者らが参加。首相はメモを取りながら話を聞いた。（2021/10/16-12:22）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the northeastern prefecture of Iwate on Saturday to check progress in the reconstruction of Pacific coast areas hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
   It is Kishida's first trip to areas affected by the disaster since taking office Oct. 4. He aims to hear opinions from locals to reflect them in his government's postdisaster reconstruction and economic measures.
   In the city of Rikuzentakata, Kishida offered flowers at a memorial park for victims of the tsunami and offered a silent prayer. Later, he was briefed on progress in reconstruction from Iwate Governor Takuya Tasso.
   Kishida then moved to a fish market in the adjacent city of Ofunato and had talks with scallop and oyster farmers.
   In the afternoon, Kishida will travel to Miyagi Prefecture, south of Iwate, and visit a community center in the city of Kesennuma.