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Three thousand bodies have been found in Iwate prefecture, and 776 in Fukushima.
BBC: Fukushima workers in hospital after radiation exposure
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In Iwate prefecture, where my father is from, I recall how the entire township would get excited about a summer festival.
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In the fourteenth or fifteenth century, when the people of Iwate Prefecture in the northern part of mainland Japan worshipped Mt.
UNESCO: Culture
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More than 2, 000 people, or about 10% of the population, died in the 15-meter waves that swallowed the city in Iwate Prefecture.
WSJ: Japan Marks One-Year Anniversary of March 11 Earthquake and Tsunami
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Five hundred kilometers to the south, Iwate prefecture's farmers are bringing in bundles of rice straw from the miniature fields nestling in valleys.
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In the key aquatic products processing sector, recovery in Iwate prefecture stands at 76%, in Miyagi prefecture at 65%, and in Fukushima at 72%.
FORBES: Connect
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Rikuzentakata, in Iwate prefecture, was in trouble even before the tsunami.
WSJ: A Year After Tsunami's Wrath, Searching for Hope and Resilience
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During the ceremony, Mrs Bokova gave the World Heritage site certificate to Mr Takuya Tasso, Governor of Iwate Prefecture and Mr Masayoshi Sugawara, Mayor of Hiraizumi.
UNESCO: Heritage Heals in Hiraizumi
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Further afield, Kenji World, (81-19) 695-3333, in northern Japan's Iwate prefecture, boasts a colossal onsen "beach" where warm water washes up on the shore (made of brownish soft board instead of sand).
CNN: ASIANOW - Travel Watch | Offbeat Onsen Offer Tradition with a Twist
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But Mr Ozawa's fortunes fell this week when it emerged that his wife had written to his closest supporters about his two mistresses and his illegitimate child but, more crucially, had berated her husband for taking months to visit the disaster-affected areas of Iwate, his home prefecture.
ECONOMIST: The prime minister has most foes on his own side