The Study of Measures to Reduce Economic Damage Caused by Harmful Rumors after the Accidents at the Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25700035
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Library and information science/Humanistic social informatics
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo (2014-2016); Toyo University (2013)
• Principal Investigator: Sekiya Naoya 東京大学, 大学院情報学環, 特任准教授 (30422405)
• Research Collaborator: KOYAMA Ryota 福島大学, 経済経営学類, 教授 ; NORITO Takashi 福島大学, 経済経営学類, 准教授 ; NAKAMURA Akito 福島大学, 経済経営学類, 准教授 ; SAITO Sayaka 東京大学, 大学院情報学環, 特任研究員
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 風評被害 / 東日本大震災 / 原子力事故 / 安全 / 社会調査 / 農産物流通

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We studied the actual conditions and causes of socio-economic damage after the Accidents at the Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The reason many people are still fearful of contaminated agricultural products from Fukushima Prefecture is that they are not familiar with the system for food inspection and its results. People do not have knowledgeable about the process of monitoring agricultural products for radioactive substances, which involves testing all volume and all bags of rice in Fukushima Prefecture, and also. people do not have knowledgeable about the results of inspection have shown that radioactive substances are either within the standard limits for food, or not detected at all. It is the goal of public relations to make sure information about the inspection system and its results are properly publicized in order to reduce anxiety among the public over the safety of these agricultural products.

Free Research Field

災害情報学、社会心理学、社会情報学