Billions of public money meant for people hit by Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami was spent in areas unaffected by the disaster, with projects ranging from counting sea turtles to promoting wine and cheese events.
Local authorities were surveyed by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper to find out what happened to the 200 billion yen (£1.31 billion) Tokyo had set aside for economic reconstruction after the disaster.
It said in 38 prefectures that were outside the stricken northeast, 97 per cent of people employed with the money were not from the disaster zone.
In a town in southern Kagoshima prefecture, which lies around 800 miles from the devastated city of Ishinomaki, three million yen was spent on the protection and observation of sea turtles.
Ten people were employed to count the creatures as they came ashore and to remind sightseers not to interfere with them. Full story...
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Local authorities were surveyed by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper to find out what happened to the 200 billion yen (£1.31 billion) Tokyo had set aside for economic reconstruction after the disaster.
It said in 38 prefectures that were outside the stricken northeast, 97 per cent of people employed with the money were not from the disaster zone.
In a town in southern Kagoshima prefecture, which lies around 800 miles from the devastated city of Ishinomaki, three million yen was spent on the protection and observation of sea turtles.
Ten people were employed to count the creatures as they came ashore and to remind sightseers not to interfere with them. Full story...
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