The 'after' picture appears to be taken a few hundred feet further back then the 'before' picture.
Indeed.
The trees are much closer in one pic than the other.
Would need to see it up closer before I would say it is rebuilt.
“The ‘after’ picture appears to be taken a few hundred feet further back then the ‘before’ picture.”
Is it me? I am no paving expert; but, it doesn’t look like that stretch of road is FRESHLY paved. Japan may well be rebuilding already but, this picure seems bogus as an “AFTER” photo.