1) The document summarizes the ongoing recovery efforts in Fukushima, Japan following the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters. It describes the current conditions of damaged areas and challenges with reconstruction. 2) It provides statistics on evacuees and return targets for different municipalities. Many evacuees are still displaced years later and struggling with prolonged life away from their homes. 3) It discusses reasons for the high death toll in Fukushima, including stress and health impacts from the evacuation as well as lingering uncertainty from the nuclear accident. Ongoing efforts by Rotary clubs to support recovery through donation projects are also summarized.

1. 2015 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Mobilizing Japan From 3/11Disasters
(Report From FUKUSHIMA)
Kin-ichi Takahashi
Koriyama West Rotary Club, Fukushima JAPAN

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The present conditions of damaged area Fukushima
Tsunami damage (about April, 2011
photography) of the coast of Soma city
The situation of the
same place of about
March, 2015

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Reconstruction not to readily advance
2014.3.6
2011.4.21
2014.3.7
Fukushimaminpo
(Local paper)
Iwaki city
Coast Area

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The present situations of the evacuation zone(April 8th 2015 Okuma
Town)
Flexible container bag to
keep the pollutant that this
black bag exited by
decontamination
temporarily
In some highways, traffic
was enabled, but it looks
like Closed to the Public still
continues.

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The setting situation of the evacuation zone
Conception diagram of a caution area
and the evacuation directive area
After April 1, 2012
Conception diagram of the evacuation
directive area
After October 1,2014

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Life as an evacuee to still continue
a.t. Fukushima Prefecture “Fukushima Fukko no ayumi” (8th edition)
August 4,2014
Evacuees
Fukushim
Evacuees
who left
Fukushim
Person o
unknown
place of
refuge
Transition of evacuee

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The number of the refugees and return target of 7 municipalities where all
inhabitants almost evacuate to
Iitate Village
About 6300 people
Namie Town
About 19000 people
(as of October 1, 2014)
Futaba Town
About 6400 people
Okuma Town
About 10900 people
Tomioka Town
About 14100 people
＊ As for the yellow
indication, return time is
an undecided area.
Naraha Town
About 7500 People
Katsurao Village
About 1500 People

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The Great East earthquake disaster-related death of Fukushima is the best among the
whole country
Death toll (the metropolis and districts, age distinction) of the
Great East Japan Earthquake-related death
(as of September 30, 2014)
Ｐｒｅｆｅｃｔｕｒｅ Total
Age
Under 20 Than 21 to 65 66 plus
Iwate 446 1 55 390
Miyagi 900 2 113 785
Fukushima 1793 0 169 1624
Yamagata 2 0 1 1
Ibaraki 41 2 6 33
Saitama 1 0 1 0
Chiba 4 0 1 3
Tokyo 1 1 0 0
Kanagawa 3 0 1 2
Nagano 3 0 0 3
Total 3194 6 347 2841
*1 The number that the government was able to grasp by September 30, 2014.
*2 The dead persons caused by the earthquake to assume North Nagano that
occurred on March 12, 2011 cause is included.

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Reason with much earthquake disaster-related death
in Fukushima
• There are many examples
that gradually weakened
because of fatigue, stress
caused by refuge (movement)
and life as an evacuee from
the earthquake occurrence
direct back, lack of exercise,
medical circumstances. The
mean movement number of
times in such an example
extends to the seven times.

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Reason with much earthquake disaster-related death
in Fukushima
• The nuclear plant accident is a man-made
disaster unlike the natural disaster of an
earthquake, the tsunami. I cannot but give
up the natural disaster, but a state not to
be lucid continues forever as there is a
possibility that the person of the man-
made disaster was raised by another
person.

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Reason with much earthquake disaster-related death
in Fukushima
• Life as an evacuee is prolonged, and the
person of the coast area of Fukushima
where a nuclear power plant is near to
does not see the prospects(image for the
future).

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Folded-paper crane of the reconstruction (Fukkou no rizuru)Project
• Disaster-stricken area visit by 911 families
(Temporary house in Soma city, Koriyama
Municipal Kaoru Elementary School, Fukushima
Prefectural deaf school )
• Fukkou no Orizuru Monument donation
• Donation to fully furnished staff room for
mental care center “NAGOMI” in Soma city
• Fund Rotary International matching Grant etc.
October, 2012

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Folded-paper crane of the reconstruction (Fukkou no rizuru)Project
• Disaster-stricken area visit by 911 families
(Temporary house in Soma city, Participation in
Koriyama Uneme Festival, Fukushima
Prefectural deaf school ,Meeting with
Firefighters of Koriyama)
• Publishing picture book “Message on a
Wing”(Sadako’s Crane) 1000 books Donated
for public libraries,kindergartens, nursery
schools and elementary schools in Fukushima
• Fund Rotary International Global Grant etc.
August, 2013

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Folded-paper crane of the reconstruction (Fukkou no rizuru)Project
• Reprint publication of picture book “Message on
a Wing”(Sadako’s Crane) 10,000 books
Donated for all 5 years old children in
Fukushima
• Fund RI 2530 District Fund and Financial
Support by Englewood Rotary Club
June, 2014

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Folded-paper crane of the reconstruction (Fukkou no rizuru)Project
• Disaster-stricken area visit by 911 families
(Temporary house in Soma city, Fukushima
Prefectural deaf school ,Meeting with Students
of Fukushima Prefectural Asaka High school)
July, 2014

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The news with the national newspaper
(Tokyo Shinbun 2013.9.3)
(Tokyo Shinbun 2013.1.8)

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The news in a local paper and the national newspaper out-of-town edition
(2013.8.6 Mainichi Shinbun Local)
(2013.7.26 Fukushima min-yu,Local Paper)

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The news in a local paper and the national newspaper out-of-town edition
(2013.7.30 Fukushimaminpo ,
Local Paper)
(2014.10.16 Fukushimaminpo,Local Paper)

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Reaction from children
(2014.10.28 Minamisouma
YatsuzawaKindergarten)
(2014.10.27 Minamisouma
Kashima Kindergarten

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ふたば未来学園高等学校（ Futaba Future School)

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Futaba Future School Opening Ceremony

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Various cheering supporters “Supporters Cheering Education reconstruction in Futaba”
Shinjiro Koizumi(a
member of the
House of
Representative)
Naoko
Yamazaki
(Astronaut)
Reiko Shiota
(Former lympian
Badminton)
Joichi Ito
(Director of
M.I.T Media
Labo.)
Tadao Ando
(Famous
Architecture)

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At The End
• That day, I thought that I wanted to never experience it
anymore.
• However, picture book of the folded-paper crane and I do it
this way, and the monument of the crane did not need to see
everybody if there was not that day.
• I did not need to be aware of the bond with all of you of the
world. There was that day, and my life became very rich.
• If there is not that day, there is no today‘s this encounter. I
might not talk in front of everybody in this way.
• I can meet everybody and think really happily. Thank you.

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