Packages containing gold bars started turning up in Ishinomaki, in Miyagi prefecture, about 10 days ago.
In Miyagi prefecture, Governor Shiro Asano has backed citizens' demands for disclosure of excessive entertainment spending by local officials.
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But according to the latest reports, in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Minami-Sanriku alone, some 10, 000 people are missing.
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Mr Matsumoto berated Miyagi prefecture governor Yoshihiro Murai for keeping him waiting for a few minutes and refused to shake his hand.
The earthquake occurred some 25 miles below the ocean floor and resulted in a tsunami warning for the coast of Miyagi prefecture.
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In the coastal Miyagi prefecture town of Minamisanriku, 9, 500 people out of a population of 17, 000 are unaccounted for, according to prefectural authorities.
In the key aquatic products processing sector, recovery in Iwate prefecture stands at 76%, in Miyagi prefecture at 65%, and in Fukushima at 72%.
The news agency, citing Japan's defense forces, also said 60, 000 to 70, 000 people were being evacuated to shelters in the Sendai area of Miyagi Prefecture.
Salt-tolerant rice would, though, be of much wider use than just restoring the paddies of Miyagi prefecture and its neighbours, the worst-affected part of the country, to full productivity.
Most of the deaths - 5, 700 - have been reported in the prefecture of Miyagi.
By their reckoning, there was a 99% chance of an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 occurring off the Miyagi coast, and a 90% chance of one off Ibaraki prefecture, within the next 30 years.
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