Editing Fukushima (city) (section)

==== Since 2000 ====
The dam completion ceremony for the [[Surikamigawa Dam]] in the Moniwa area was held on September 25, 2005.

April 1, 2007, was the 100th anniversary of Fukushima becoming a city, and to celebrate, a {{nihongo||[[:ja:山車|山車]]|''dashi''|a type of parade float}} festival was held on June 30. ''Dashi'' representing the former towns and villages that make up modern-day Fukushima paraded and gathered in front of Fukushima Station.

During the [[Municipal mergers and dissolutions in Japan#Past mergers|Great Heisei Merger]], Fukushima and the towns of [[Kawamata, Fukushima|Kawamata]] and [[Iino, Fukushima|Iino]] held merger talks, however on December 1, 2006, Kawamata withdrew from the talks. Negotiations between Fukushima and Iino continued, and on July 1, 2008, the town of Iino was incorporated into Fukushima.[[File:Fukushima city hall.jpg|thumb|Fukushima's new city hall opened on January 4, 2011.]]

On January 4, 2011, Fukushima officially opened a new city hall to replace the previous one built in 1952. The new city hall, as was the previous one, is located in Gorōuchi-machi, next to [[Japan National Route 4|National Route 4]] in the center of the city.

On March 11, 2011, the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]] occurred, with the earthquake causing ruptures in multiple water mains originating from the Surikamigawa Dam, which supplies much of the city's water. This resulted in the majority of the city losing access to running water.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.minpo.jp/pub/topics/jishin2011/2011/03/post_550.html |script-title=ja:摺上川ダム送水を停止 県内各地で断水 |publisher=Fukushima Minpo |date=12 March 2011 |access-date=23 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326082043/http://www.minpo.jp/pub/topics/jishin2011/2011/03/post_550.html |archive-date=26 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Train services were also stopped due to damage caused to railway infrastructure. The Iizaka Line reopened two days later on March 13,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/news/110313/dst11031312070042-n1.htm|script-title=ja:福島の飯坂電車、運転再開へ|publisher=MSN 産経ニュース|language=ja|access-date=15 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406133553/http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/news/110313/dst11031312070042-n1.htm|archive-date=6 April 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and on March 31 the [[Yamagata Shinkansen]] resumed limited service and the [[Ōu Main Line]] resumed full service.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://yamagata-np.jp/feature/shinsai/kj_2011033101168.php |script-title=ja:少しずつ「復旧」実感 山形新幹線が一部運転再開 |trans-title=Feeling Restoration Happen Little By Little: A Section of the Yamagata Shinkansen Reopens |work=Yamagata News Online |date=31 March 2011 |access-date=4 June 2012 |archive-date=13 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913081413/http://yamagata-np.jp/feature/shinsai/kj_2011033101168.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> By April 7 the [[Tōhoku Main Line]] was reopened in both directions, however it was closed again following a [[April 2011 Miyagi earthquake|strong earthquake later that night]]. The Tōhoku Main Line was again reopened in both directions from Fukushima on April 17.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2011/04/11/047/index.html |script-title=ja:山形新幹線は12日に全線再開、福島 - 仙台間に「新幹線リレー号」運転 |trans-title=Yamagata Shinkansen Fully Open On the 12th, "Shinkansen Relay" Open Between Fukushima and Sendai |date=11 April 2011 |publisher=マイナビニュース |access-date=4 June 2012}}</ref> The [[Tōhoku Shinkansen]] reopened with limited service on April 23,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asahi.com/travel/rail/news/TKY201109230547.html |script-title=ja:仙台―東京「はやぶさ」８分短縮 半年ぶりダイヤ復旧 |work=Asahi Shimbun |location=Japan |date=23 September 2011 |access-date=4 June 2012}}</ref> and the [[Abukuma Express Line]] resumed limited service from Fukushima on April 28.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://railf.jp/news/2011/04/28/213000.html |script-title=ja:阿武隈急行線 福島ー瀬上間が運転を再開 |trans-title=Abukuma Express Line Reopens Fukushima to Senoue Section |publisher=鉄道ファン |date=28 April 2011 |access-date=4 June 2012 |language=ja}}</ref>

On April 1, 2018, Fukushima City became a [[Core cities of Japan|core city]].