New farm minister inspects typhoon damage in Chiba
Arata Takebe pledged to do his best to restore damaged facilities to ensure that local farming operations will be conducted normally next year.
Narita, Chiba Prefecture – New agriculture minister Arata Takebe toured the city of Narita and inspected farmland and agricultural pump stations damaged by Typhoon Dujuan, the 25th named storm to hit Japan this year in September. The minister met with Chiba Governor Toshihito Kumagai and other officials on Sunday. Following the visit, Takebe expressed his commitment to restore the damaged facilities to allow normal farming operations in Narita next year.
Governor Kumagai informed reporters that the central government would take responsibility for restoring heavily damaged pump stations and other facilities. Takebe emphasized that the central government would be responsible for repairing the eel farming facility whose power was lost due to a levee collapse at Lake Inba, which spans Narita and other municipalities in Chiba.
The minister noted that overcoming disaster damage remains a significant challenge. Takebe stated that meeting with affected people on the ground provided valuable insight, and he expressed his intention to visit damaged areas upon taking office earlier this month.
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