Analysis of establishments affected by tsunami of the Great East Japan Earthquake by panel data using individual data of Economic Census Akinobu MASUMURA, Aya KUBOTA The purpose of this paper was to investigate the relationship between business recovery and implementation of urban recovery plans after tsunami disasters. We developed time series panel data of each establishment before and after the disaster using reconstruction projects and the designations of disaster risk areas on the survival of establishments. Results revealed that besides inundation damage, industry sectors, and number of employees, the implementation of reconstruction projects and designation of disaster risk areas were factors that impeded survival.