City in Iwate to hire private firm to remove rubble in bid to speed up restoration (by Mainichi Shimbun)

OFUNATO, Iwate -- The municipal government here is set to consign the disposal of rubble and debris from the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami to a private business in a bid to accelerate the restoration of the city.

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