Professor Tsuboi has prepared a detailed report regarding the 10 years in Iitate-mura after the Fukishima nuclear accident, including the evacuation, clean-up, and return to the village. It includes descriptions of the events, plus many of the impacts on the village people and their vision for the future.
You can view the report via these links (in Letter or A4 format). I was particularly interested in the way that the dispersal experience significantly expanded the participants’ understanding of their village and their vision for the future. They have radically changed their vision to include their diaspora--both the people who have not returned and new people who have established important connections with Iitate-mura.
This report will inform the many CRRF and CJ members who wish to learn about their friends in Iitate-mura. We welcome your comments and questions via this blog (see below).
The report also provides stimulating material for anyone interested in disaster impacts and planning. We welcome inquiries and proposals for research studies and comments from researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers interested in disaster planning and mitigation in all its forms, including wildfires, floods, industrial catastrophes, wind, and the many impacts of climate changes that are affecting rural and remote communities. Please contact CRRF via https://crrf.ca/ask-an-expert/ or crrf-fcrr@live.com if you or your students have an interest in such projects.
Thank you, Professor Tsuboi for preparing the informative and stimulating report.
