Health Wellbeing and Community Recovery in Fukushima

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Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Editors
List of Contributors
Chapter 1: The Reconstruction of Community and Wellbeing in Fukushima – Situating the Case within the Field
	The 3.11 Disaster
	Defining Health and Disaster
	The Health Consequences of 3.11
	Reflections on the 3.11 Disaster
	References
Part I: Reflections from the Field
	Chapter 2: Reflections from Frontline Healthcare Workers
		My Ten Years after Experiencing the Great East Japan Earthquake and Experiences from Now On, by Katsuka Onoda
		The Ten Years Since Then, and the Next Ten Years, by Rika Sato
	Chapter 3: Psychiatric Care after the Nuclear Disaster in Fukushima
		References
	Chapter 4: Fukushima Hamadō ri (Coastal Area) High School Academy : Learning and Understanding about Nuclear Disaster with Fukushima High School Students
		Introduction
		Overseas Study in Belarus
		Overseas Study in the United Kingdom
		Domestic Study in Rakkasho Village
		Conclusion
	Chapter 5: The Increased Disaster-Related Deaths after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and the System for Their Compensation
		Introduction
		Study Sessions with Doctors
		Systems for Compensation
		Listening to the Deceased
		References
Part II: Living with Risk
	Chapter 6: Getting the Measure of Radiation Monitoring in Fukushima, Ten Years On
		Introduction to Radiation Monitoring in Fukushima
		‘What is it for?!’
		Between Measuring and Monitoring
		Initial Questions of Safety and Later How to Live Again
		Unique Markers and Navigating New Ways of Knowing
		Allowing Discussion, Validating Concerns and Other Ways of Knowing
		(Re)building Communities
		Indicating Improvement, Stability and Decline
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 7: Prioritising Health Risks after the 3.11 Disaster: The Application of Wellbeing Indicators
		What Is ‘Risk Research’?
		Multiple Health Risks after a Nuclear Disaster
		Indicators for Risk Comparison
		Application of Happy Life Expectancy to Compare Risks between Radiation Exposure and Psychological Distress after the 3.11 Disaster
		How to Determine Which Risk Issues to Prioritise
		Measures that Contribute to Post-Disaster Wellbeing
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 8: Commensurability and Post-Disaster Mental Health after 3.11
		Introduction
		The Fieldwork
		Commensurability in Practice
		Screening Scales and Diagnostic Tools
		Kokoro no Kea
		Conclusion: Towards the Subjunctive in DMH
		References
Part III: Social Difference and Inequality
	Chapter 9: Japan’s Gender Perspective after the Explosions at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
		Introduction
		Reflecting on My Own Experience in Relation to the Field
		Disasters and Gender
		Disasters and Gender in Japan
		Divisions and Discrimination after the Nuclear Disaster
		The ‘Gendering’ of Voluntary Evacuation
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 10: Social Vulnerability and Inequality in Disasters: Marriage-Migrant Women’s Experiences in the Tōhoku Region
		Introduction
		Contextualising Marriage-Migrant Women in the Tōhoku Region
		The 3.11 Disaster and Marriage-Migrant Women in Tōhoku
		Key Issues in the Long-Term Recovery
		Grass-roots Efforts to Support Migrant Communities
		Self-Organising and Empowerment
		Disaster Social Capital and Migrant Women’s (Un)sustainable Empowerment
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 11: The Social Amplification of Stigma in the Media after the Fukushima Disaster
		Memory and the Stigma of Fukushima
		The Power of a Map: Arranged Stigma
		The Map and the Fukushima Disaster
		The Trajectories of the Radioactive Contamination Maps
		The Framing Effect of Maps
		Resisting the Framing of Maps
		The Rise of the ‘Fukushima 50’ Myth as Counter-Stigma
		The Advent of the Fukushima 50 Myth and Its Recurrence
		The Rise of the Epic Tale
		Establishment and Amplification of Epic Tables by Press
		The Enhancement after Defamation: The ‘Yoshida Testimony’ Case
		Ways to Mitigate Stigma within the Disaster Narrative
		Epilogue: Stigma in the Age of Hybrid Media
		References
Part IV: Community Engagement and Wellbeing
	Chapter 12: Theatres of Resilience: Schoolchildren as Actors in Community Development in Fukushima
		Introduction
		Children and Schools as Actors in Resilience Building in Fukushima
		Participatory Theatre as a Way to ‘Map’ Children’s Lives in Fukushima
		Phase 1 of the Project: Exploring the Methods with Children
		Phase 2: Developing the Participatory Pedagogy with Schools
		Next Steps
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 13: Bonding after Fukushima: The Role of Trust Relationships between Non-Profit Organisation Volunteers and Disaster Victims in Building Resilience amidst a Nuclear Catastrophe
		Social Capital after 3.11
		The Role of NPOs in Times of Crisis
		Kizuna Narrative after Fukushima
		Being Oneself, Connecting with Others and Trusting Again
		Hope for a Better Future
		Vulnerability, Resilience and Empowerment
		Transformed Civil Identities
		References
	Chapter 14: Fukushima’s Reconstruction after the Nuclear Accident and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (1F) Decommissioning Policy
		What Lessons Have We Learned from Fukushima?
		1F Decommissioning Policy and the Coexistence of Reconstruction and Decommissioning
			Formation and Development of 1F Decommissioning Policy
			Mid-and-Long-Term Roadmap and the Coexistence of Reconstruction and Decommissioning
		The Necessity of Collaboration between Expert and Local Knowledge in the 1F Decommissioning Policy
		Work Needed to Make the Coexistence of Reconstruction and Decommissioning Possible
		References
	Chapter 15: The Long-term Impact of Disasters and Looking Forward
		Disaster Recovery – Where Have We Been, and Where Are we Going?
		Looking to the Future
		References
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