Purposes

• To record and verify the damage to and impact on social systems caused by the East Japan Mega-disaster and the recovery process from the viewpoint of the humanities and social sciences
• To leave data, information and academic findings related to the East Japan Mega- disaster for not only future development of the humanities and social sciences but also global society through publishing, workshops and symposiums.

Research subjects

• Historical analysis of nuclear power technologies and safety assurance
  • Inter-organizational relations in the Japanese nuclear fraternity in the course of introducing and deploying nuclear power technologies
  • Deficits of risk governance for ensuring safety before, during and after the Fukushima accident
  • Nuclear safety agreements between local governments and power utilities
  • Nuclear emergency preparedness
• Field survey of risk communication activities on health risks due to radiation exposure and nuclear safety
  • Before, during and after the Fukushima nuclear disaster
• Analysis of impacts and interactions of science, technology and society
  • Financial system (temporary measures and some exceptions for victims, maintenance of the settlement system, function of the financial market, and security assurance of financial institutions)
  • Food safety governance (focusing on governance issues such as regulatory standards for radioactivity in foods, risk tradeoff of food safety and other socio-economic risks)
  • Medical services in crisis situations and the recovery process
  • Transportation and ICT
• Survey of overseas views on utilization of nuclear energy technology after Fukushima nuclear disaster