The goal of this paper is to assess the socio-economic and environmental impact of Match 2011 earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan. Firstly, a short description of the three events is pre
Hiroshi Yoshii2, Satoshi Mizuno3 & Hiroaki Shiraishi1 In 2011, 2012, and 2013, in the intertidal zones of eastern Japan, we investigated the ecological effects of the severe accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant that accompanied the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsun...
First, we characterized temporal changes in the vertical position of zonation as the spatial distribution, and total coverage as the local population size after the 2011 earthquake. Then, we evaluated the differences in successional status that explain interspecific differences in zonation recovery speed...
The earthquake also caused physical and geochemical changes including displacement of reduced sediments from the trench slope towards the central basins, where they supposedly induce significant environmental stress for the benthic habitats4,5. However, no one has previously performed direct visual and en...
The objective of this study was to examine the effects of the earthquake and tsunami event on the seaweed (Eisenia bicyclis) habitat and environmental conditions at Tomarihama on the Oshika Peninsula by comparing them before and after the event. After th
People protest at a beach toward the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, in Namie town, northeastern Japan, Thursday, August 24, 2023. /CFP Japan started discharging treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi ...
In this paper we have examined the impact of pre-disaster planning and post-disaster aid on the performance of plants that were in the region affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. Our results show that, unsurprisingly, both the earthquake and the subsequent tsunami had a signifi...
This study examines Japan's 2011 M 9.1 (USGS) Tōhoku Earthquake and its effect on insurance uptake and risk perception. Individual characteristics, including age, biological sex, income, area of residence relative to the disaster, and homeownership, influence risk perception and insurance uptake. ...
Releases of radionuclides from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (FDNPP) in 2011 triggered public concern for their effects on environmental and human health. Much concern was expressed about food safety in the public1. Lessons from the Chernobyl nuclear accident2 (1986) include tha...
While the Fukushima plant, after being destroyed by the earthquake-triggered tsunami in March 2011, released large amounts of radioactive particles into the environment, most of the radioactive inventory remains inside the melted fuel. As such, the damaged Fukushima plant on the edge of the ocean...