Kumanichi reports on the slow pace of permanent housing being constructed for those displaced in the quakes. Apparently, just 651 of 1,733 planned units spread in an area from Uto to Ozu have been completed.
Blame is being placed partially on the difficulty of obtaining craftsmen, which is understandable, but also on legal issues preventing obtaining land, which is less so.
Kumanichi has a chart of various townships and their targets, their completion rate, and expected date of fulfillment at the link (hint: much of it will come later than the Olympics. Priorities). - William
