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Cooperation Between Fukushima Prefecture and the IAEA
Radiation Monitoring and Remediation Following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident Cooperation between Fukushima Prefecture and the IAEA INTERIM REPORT (2013 to 2020) 【Fukushima Prefecture Initiative Projects】 【Detailed version】 (Temporary translation) March 2021 Fukushima Prefecture Index Introduction 1 1. FIP1 Survey, and evaluation of the effect, of radiocaesium dynamics in the aquatic systems based on the continuous monitoring 1.1. Abstract 5 1.2. Purpose 5 1.3. Content of implementation 6 1.4. Results 8 1.5. Conclusions 15 2. FIP2 Survey of radionuclide movement with wildlife 2.1. Abstract 17 2.2. Purpose 17 2.3. Content of implementation 18 2.4. Results 19 2.5. Conclusions 26 3. FIP3 Sustainable countermeasures to radioactive materials in fresh wat er system 3.1. Abstract 27 3.2. Purpose 27 3.3. Content of implementation 27 3.4. Results 31 3.5. Conclusions 35 4. FIP4 Development of environmental mapping technology using GPS walking surveys( Ended in FY2015) 4.1. Abstract 37 4.2. Purpose 37 4.3. Content of implementation 39 4.4. Results 41 4.5. Conclusions 48 5. FIP5 Study of proper treatment of waste containing radioactive material 5.1. Abstract 49 5.2. Purpose 49 5.3. Content of implementation 51 5.4. Results 55 5.5. Conclusions 69 Report summary 70 Introduction The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred on 11 March 2011. It was followed by the accident of Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant1 , and radioactive materials have been released into the environment which contaminated the land. Due to the contamination of the land and other relevant reasons, more than 160,000 prefectural residents were forced to evacuate. -
Colonization, Statemaking, and Development: a Political Ecology of the Saru River Development Project, Hokkaido, Japan
AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Michael J. Ioannides for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on December 7, 2017. Title: Colonization, Statemaking, and Development: A Political Ecology of the Saru River Development Project, Hokkaido, Japan. Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Bryan D. Tilt Although dam construction has been an integral tool in development initiatives for nearly a century, dams can have significant negative impacts on local residents, particularly those who are permanently displaced from their homes and must be resettled elsewhere. Dams have unique impacts on indigenous peoples. As a result, many dam construction projects become flashpoints for organized resistance among indigenous peoples. This thesis examines a case that exemplifies indigenous resistance to dam construction: the Saru River Development Project in Hokkaido, Japan, involving the Nibutani Dam (completed 1997) and the Biratori Dam (under construction). This project has been famously opposed by indigenous Ainu landholders. Although much has been written about the legal and political significance of the Ainu’s resistance to the Saru River Development Project, information on the project’s impacts on local Ainu residents is scattered across many disparate sources, and no comprehensive English-language account has yet been produced. This thesis seeks to fill this gap in the literature by cataloging the impacts of the Saru River Development Project as comprehensively as possible and synthesizing available facts into a holistic account. This thesis organizes these impacts according to the newly-published Matrix Framework (Kirchherr and Charles 2016), enabling it to be more easily compared with other case studies of dam construction around the world. -
Disability and Career Services Provision for Students With
Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 30(1), 61-81 61 Disability and Career Services Provision for Students with Disabilities at Institutions of Higher Education in Japan: An Overview of Key Legislation, Policies, and Practices Heike Boeltzig-Brown1 Abstract In 2013, the Japanese government passed antidiscrimination legislation that, starting in April 2016, requires all national and public institutions of higher education (IHEs) to accommodate students with disabilities. The legislative mandate to ensure that higher education is accessible to students with disabilities, coupled with growth in the number of students with disabilities attending university or college, increases pressure on Japa- nese policymakers to build the capacity of their higher education system. The paper provides an overview of key legislation and policies in disability and higher education in Japan, followed by a description of the cur- rent state of cross-disability services provision at Japanese IHEs. Included is a focus on career development and employment (career services provision), as these are critical aspects of comprehensive supports for stu- dents with disabilities in higher education. The paper is based on a review of current literature and secondary survey data, as well as key informant interviews with Japanese government officials, disability and career services personnel, and faculty directly involved in disability and career services provision at Japanese IHEs. It concludes with potential areas for Japan-United States learning and information sharing. Keywords: Disability, reasonable accommodations, disability services, career services, higher education, Japan Over the past decade many countries, including The article mandates nations to provide reasonable Japan, have recognized the importance of higher edu- accommodations to individuals with disabilities so cation as a stepping-stone to competitive employment that they can exercise their right. -
Country Report
COUNTRY REPORT ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee 42nd Session 25 - 29 January 2010 Singapore JAPAN CONTENTS I. OVERVIEW OF TROPICAL CYCLONES WHICH HAVE AFFECTED/IMPACTED MEMBER’S AREA SINCE THE LAST TYPHOON COMMITTEE SESSION................................................................................................ 5 1. METEOROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT (HIGHLIGHTING FORECASTING ISSUES/IMPACTS)........................ 5 2. HYDROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT (HIGHLIGHTING WATER-RELATED ISSUES/IMPACT).......................... 8 3. SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT (HIGHLIGHTING SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND DPP ISSUES/IMPACTS) ... 9 4. REGIONAL COOPERATION ASSESSMENT (HIGHLIGHTING REGIONAL COOPERATION SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES) .............................................................................................................................. 9 II. SUMMARY OF PROGRESS IN KEY RESULT AREAS........................................... 10 1. PROGRESS ON KEY RESULT AREA 1: REDUCED LOSS OF LIFE FROM TYPHOON-RELATED DISASTERS. ................................................................................................................................ 10 a. Meteorological Achievements/Results ............................................................................................. 10 b. Hydrological Achievements/Results ................................................................................................ 10 c. Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Achievements/Results............................................................ 10 c-1. Major Disaster and Response -
Japan's International Cooperation
Japan’s International Cooperation (Development Cooperation and Response to Global Issues) Section 2 Section 2 Japan’s International Cooperation (Development Cooperation and Response to Global Issues) Chapter 3 Overview continuing to adhere to the course that Japan has taken to date as a peace-loving nation. (Development Cooperation Charter and The Development Cooperation Charter Strategic use of ODA) approved by the Cabinet in February 2015 More than sixty years have passed since was established based on this recognition. Japan started its Official Development For Japan, development cooperation is Assistance (ODA) in 1954. Japan’s one of the most important diplomatic tools development cooperation policy including and is essential for its proactive contribution ODA has greatly contributed to securing to peace and stability of the international the peace, stability, and prosperity of the community, ranging from emergency international community and consequently humanitarian assistance such as measures the national interests of Japan for many years. for refugees in the Middle East and Africa On the other hand, the international situation and these against disasters to economic and with regard to development cooperation is social development in developing countries at a major crossroad. The world is facing such as infrastructure development and more diverse and complex challenges. These human resource development. In addition, challenges are increasingly widespread, it is also an important national interest for transcending national borders -
The Global Climate System Review 2003
The Global Climate System Review 2003 SI m* mmmnrm World Meteorological Organization Weather • Climate • Water WMO-No. 984 socio-economic development - environmental protection - water resources management The Global Climate System Review 2003 Bfâ World Meteorological Organization Weather • Climate • Water WMO-No. 984 Front cover: Europe experienced a historic heat wave during the summer of 2003. Compared to the long-term climatological mean, temperatures in July 2003 were sizzling. The image shows the differences in daytime land surface temperatures of 2003 to the ones collected in 2000. 2001. 2002 and 2004 by the moderate imaging spectroradiomeier (MODISj on NASA's Terra satellite. (NASA image courtesy of Reto Stôckli and Robert Simmon, NASA Earth Observatory) Reference: Thus publication was adapted, with permission, from the "State of the Climate for 2003 "• published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Volume 85. Number 6. J'une 2004, S1-S72. WMO-No. 984 © 2005, World Meteorological Organization ISBN 92-63-10984-2 NOTE The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the World Meteorological Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Contents Page Authors 5 Foreword Chapter 1: Executive Summary 1.1 Major climate anomalies and episodic events 1.2 Chapter 2: Global climate 9 1.3 Chapter 3: Trends in trace gases 9 1.4 Chapter 4: The tropics 10 1.5 Chapter 5: Polar climate 10 1.6 Chapter 6: Regional climate 11 Chapter 2: Global climate 12 2.1 Global surface temperatures ... -
Long-Term Neurological Outcomes of Adult Patients with Phenylketonuria Before and After Newborn Screening in Japan
International Journal of Neonatal Screening Article Long-Term Neurological Outcomes of Adult Patients with Phenylketonuria before and after Newborn Screening in Japan Kenji Yamada 1,* , Seiji Yamaguchi 1, Kazunori Yokoyama 2, Kikumaro Aoki 2 and Takeshi Taketani 1 1 Department of Pediatrics, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya-cho, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan; [email protected] (S.Y.); [email protected] (T.T.) 2 Secretariat of Special Formula, Aiiku Maternal and Child Health Center, Imperial Gift Foundation Boshi-Aiiku-Kai, 5-6-8 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8580, Japan; [email protected] (K.Y.); [email protected] (K.A.) * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +81-853-20-2219; Fax: +81-853-20-2215 Abstract: Japanese newborn screening (NBS) for phenylketonuria (PKU) was initiated in 1977. We surveyed the neurological outcomes of Japanese adult patients with PKU to investigate the long-term effects and of and issues with NBS. Eighty-five patients with PKU aged over 19 years who continued to be treated with a phenylalanine-free amino acid formula were investigated by administering questionnaires regarding clinical characteristics, such as mental ability, education status, and therapeutic condition. Of the 85 subjects, 68 patients were detected by NBS (NBS group), while the other 17 were clinically diagnosed before the initiation of NBS (pre-NBS group). Further, 10 of the 68 NBS patients presented intellectual and/or psychiatric disabilities, 5 of whom had a history of treatment discontinuation; in contrast, 12 of the 17 pre-NBS patients presented with neuropsychiatric symptoms. -
Sustainable Finance in Japan
ADBI Working Paper Series SUSTAINABLE FINANCE IN JAPAN Kim Schumacher, Hugues Chenet, and Ulrich Volz No. 1083 February 2020 Asian Development Bank Institute Kim Schumacher is a lecturer in sustainable finance and ESG at the School of Environment and Society of Tokyo Institute of Technology; and an Honorary Research Associate at the School of Geography and the Environment of the University of Oxford. Hugues Chenet is an honorary senior research associate at the Institute for Sustainable Resources at University College London; and a research associate at the Chair Energy and Prosperity, Paris. Ulrich Volz is director of the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance and reader in economics at SOAS University of London; a senior research fellow at the German Development Institute; and an honorary professor of economics at the University of Leipzig. The views expressed in this paper are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of ADBI, ADB, its Board of Directors, or the governments they represent. ADBI does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this paper and accepts no responsibility for any consequences of their use. Terminology used may not necessarily be consistent with ADB official terms. Working papers are subject to formal revision and correction before they are finalized and considered published. The Working Paper series is a continuation of the formerly named Discussion Paper series; the numbering of the papers continued without interruption or change. ADBI’s working papers reflect initial ideas on a topic and are posted online for discussion. Some working papers may develop into other forms of publication. -
World Climate News, No. 25, June 2004
World Meteorological Organization No. 25 • June 2004 Weather • Climate • Water Dramatic visualization of ocean dynamic topography highlights the importance of satellite observations in ocean/climate studies. Units are centimetres. Climate and the marine Courtesy NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory-Caltech environment— see page 3 CONTENTS 3 6 10 Climate and the marine environment Guidelines for the Climate Watch Rescuing marine data 4 7 10 Global aerosol watch IPCC’s Fourth Assessment From COP-9 to COP-10 5 8 11 Changes in Arctic Ocean salinity Surface-based ocean observations Progress in hydrological 6 for climate: an update data rescue Towards a United Nations global 9 12 marine assessment Climate in 2003 Dust,carbon and the oceans Issued by the World Meteorological Organization Printed entirely on environmentally friendly paper Geneva • Switzerland CALENDAR 1-8 June Foreword Kos, Greece International Quadrennial This issue of World Cl i m ate Ne ws focuses on climate and the oceans. As noted in Ozone Symposium “QOS the lead article, mankind depends on the ocean in many ways. Thanks to recent 2004” increases in our ability to observe marine systems, we know that the oceans are con- stantly changing. The changes result from interactions between the ocean and 3-5 June atmosphere as well as from inputs from the land. In recent decades, several recurring Barcelona, Spain patterns of climate variability in the oceans have been identified, such as the now First World Conference on well-known El Niño Southern Oscillation, that involve ocean basin-wide changes in Broadcast Meteorology temperature, currents and sea-level. There is also longer-term variability, as yet incompletely determined, that includes trends resulting from human activities. -
Member Report
MEMBER REPORT ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee 10th Integrated Workshop Japan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 26 – 29 October 2015 CONTENTS I. Overview of tropical cyclones that have affected Members’ areas in 2015 1. Meteorological assessment 2. Hydrological assessment I. Report on the collapse of a dyke along the Kinu River on 10 September 2015 II. Sediment-related incidents in Japan in 2015 II. Summary of progress in Key Result Areas Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2015 Urban Search-and-rescue Training in Singapore as an ADRC activity for disaster reduction Visiting Researchers from ADRC Member Countries Activities of TC, Korea and ICHARM at the 7th World Water Forum in Korea, April 2015 Introduction of SAPHIR/Megha-Tropiques radiance data to JMA’s operational global NWP system, June 2015 Initiation of Himawari-8 operation on 7 July 2015 TCC products and publications related to tropical cyclones Evaluation of the accuracy of tropical cyclone intensity estimation using single ground-based Doppler radar observation Overview of tropical cyclones that have affected Members’ areas in 2015 1. Meteorological assessment In 2015, 13 tropical cyclones (TCs) of tropical storm (TS) intensity or higher had come within 300 km of the Japanese islands as of 5 October. Japan was affected by 7 of these, with 4 making landfall. These 7 TCs are described below, and their tracks are shown in Figure 1. (1) TY Noul (1506) Noul was upgraded to TS intensity east of Yap Island at 18 UTC on 3 May. NOUL gradually turned northwestward and reached its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 110 kt and a central pressure of 920 hPa east of Luzon Island at 00 UTC on 10 May. -
Japan-Thailand Joint Statement on the Strategic Partnership Based on the Enduring Bonds of Friendship ~Fostering Confidence Beyond the Disasters~
Japan-Thailand Joint Statement on the Strategic Partnership based on the Enduring Bonds of Friendship ~Fostering Confidence beyond the Disasters~ Her Excellency Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, at the invitation of the Government of Japan, paid an official working visit to Japan from March 6 to March 9, 2012. During her visit, Prime Minister Yingluck had an audience with His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince of Japan and visited Miyagi Prefecture, which was severely affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, and where Thai employees of Japanese companies worked temporarily following the recent flood disaster in Thailand. His Excellency Mr. Yoshihiko Noda, Prime Minister of Japan, and Her Excellency Prime Minister Yingluck issued the following Joint Statement. 1. Introduction 1.1 Noting that Prime Minister Yingluck’s visit to Japan coincided with the 125th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Thailand, the two leaders shared the view that the close relationship between the Imperial and Royal Families symbolizes the current amicable relationship between the two countries. The two leaders recognized that Japan and Thailand have a strong foundation of mutual friendship and cooperation based on 600 years of historical ties of exchanges. The two leaders emphasized the importance of further strengthening the Strategic Partnership between the two countries in order to address bilateral, regional and international issues in the fields of economy, society, development, security and political cooperation. The two leaders renewed their determination to further develop the Japan-Thailand Strategic Partnership to serve and enhance regional peace and prosperity. The two leaders reconfirmed that the continued growth and dynamism of Thailand, located geographically in the center of the Mekong sub-region, is an important factor for the prosperity of the region. -
Typhoon Hagibis Strikes the Japanese Archipelago: What Happened Behind the Scenes As Japan’S Capital Narrowly Escaped Becoming Submerged
SOCIETY Typhoon Hagibis strikes the Japanese Archipelago: What happened behind the scenes as Japan’s capital narrowly escaped becoming submerged The Arakawa River went above the dangerous water level at multiple points. Although Typhoon Hagibis (Typhoon 19) caused enormous damage to many parts of Japan in 2019, Tokyo saw no dikes collapse and escaped serious flood damage. We investigated the truth of what occurred behind the scenes during the Japanese capital’s escape from submersion, based on the reports of local government officials and flood control facilities. Asano Yuki and Sakurai Shun, Wedge editorial department In October 2019, Typhoon Hagibis brought record rainfall, mainly to Shizuoka Prefecture, the Kanto and Koshinetsu regions and the Tohoku region. Special heavy rain warnings were issued for a total of 13 prefectures, including Tokyo, with dikes breaking at 140 locations along 71 rivers (as of 6:00 AM on November 8), and many parts of the country were seriously damaged, including flooding. Even in this situation, although the levels of many rivers in Tokyo rose higher than usual, the dikes escaped damage. We investigated the truth of what happened behind the scenes to enable the capital to escape submersion. Discuss Japan—Japan Foreign Policy Forum No. 56 30% of the rainfall in the river basin was discharged through the discharge channel Looking back on the desperate situation he experienced when Typhoon Hagibis struck Japan on October 12, Hasegawa Yutaka, director of the Crisis-Management Division at the Katsushika City Office in Tokyo, said, “The water rose above the dangerous water level in the upper reaches of the Nakagawa River and the Ayase River, which run through Katsushika City, and we were in a very bad situation.