Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and US President Joe Biden announced the readiness of the two countries to continue cooperation to fully rebuild Japanese territories affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. 

According to a joint statement by the two leaders, the close interaction of the authorities and civilians of the two countries to eliminate the consequences of natural disasters in northeastern Japan testifies to an unshakable friendship between Tokyo and Washington.

Earlier, the Japanese FM said that the Japanese people will never forget how other countries provided them with assistance and support during the events of 2011.

In 2011, the earthquake and tsunami claimed the lives of at least 18.4 thousand people, another 3.7 thousand people died in the following years from exacerbated diseases and other reasons related to their experience. The greatest damage was done to the prefectures of Miyagi, Iwate, and Fukushima.