[en] Immediately following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and related tsunami, evacuation orders were implemented in three zones surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. These evacuation orders have today been lifted in many towns, leaving only some high dose areas where returning remains difficult. Projects being carried out under the 'Fukushima Innovation Coast Initiatives' have been making progress in building new industrial infrastructures and helping to reconstruct the lives and livelihoods of residents. Ensuring the safety and stability of the Fukushima Daiichi site in terms of the risks associated with fuel and radioactive waste management has been key in this regard. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is currently in a stable configuration and is moving towards full characterisation of its status and radiological condition while making progress with decommissioning plans. Approaches to the treatment of accumulated processed water and fuel debris retrieval strategies are also under development. Yet many challenges remain to be addressed both on-site and off-site. Public trust in rehabilitation efforts is improving but remains an obstacle to the realisation of the overall vision for local revitalisation. International and collaborative support from local and international entities is continuing, and the NEA is one of many organisations providing support to reconstruction efforts through a number of international activities. Following an article on decommissioning progress in the June 2017 edition of NEA News, this article describes reconstruction efforts in the region more generally