The first time I heard that there was something called an ILC that might come to Iwate, it was maybe 2011 or 2012 and I was drinking coffee at Esashi bus station in Oshu City taking a break before walking over to teach an English class. There was a poster on the wall in Japanese […]
A chat with Masataka Miya of the Iwate Government
Things are moving forward in the year 2015 – technical planning for the ILC is proceeding, and the Japanese national government is preparing to make a decision whether or not to host the project. But what about Iwate, the region home to the Kitakami candidate site? What are their plans for 2015? Masataka Miya, director […]