Japan helps Canada get rid of debris

March 15, 2013

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T130314004584.htm

Govt funds Canada's disposal of debris

Jiji Press

The government has given about 1 million Canadian dollars (93.5 million yen) to Canada to help finance the disposal of debris washing up on its Pacific coast after the March 2011 tsunami, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

The government has already provided 5 million dollars to the United States to help with the cleanup of tsunami debris.

March 14, 2013

Japan gives Canada $1m for tsunami cleanup

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20130314_18.html

The Japanese government will provide one million dollars to Canada to help authorities clean up debris that is washing ashore from the 2011 tsunami.

Japan's Vancouver Consul General Seiji Okada and Canadian Environmental Minister Peter Kent announced the deal on Wednesday in Vancouver.

An estimated 1.5 million tons of debris from the March 11th quake and tsunami is floating in the Pacific Ocean. Some of the wreckage has already reached the coast of North America.

Among the debris to hit Canada's west coast is a motorbike from Miyagi. Styrene foam products and fishing buoys have also been found.

Officials from Canada's central government and the province of British Columbia will discuss how to use the money.

The Japanese government decided last September to provide funds to the US and Canada to help them clear the tsunami debris. Five million dollars have been provided to the US.