Japan one year on: What's changed?
Peter Shadbolt, for CNN
Updated 7:12 AM EST,
Thu March 1, 2012
Image from the town of Tagajo in Miyagi prefecture contrasts the post-disaster chaos with the same scene a year later.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Damage from last year's earthquake and tsunami estimated to cost $300 billion
Newly created Reconstruction Agency charged with leading national rebuilding efforts
Daily workforce of 1,000 still needed to deal with mountains of debris
Huge rise in volunteer workers since last March's tragedy
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http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/26/world/asia/rebuilding-japan-overview/index.html