2012 Volume 17 Pages 51-75
Not only Japan but the entire world was affected by the earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear accidents that resulted from the Tohoku Earthquake of March 11, 2011. In particular, the impact of the earthquake and tsunami has caused many to question whether it is best to rely on nuclear power generation or not. In addition to materials on environmental policy issues, and movements, the Archives for Environmental Studies and Education at HOSEI University has developed“the Archives of Nuclear Power Plant and Disaster”．Features of this documentation project are as follows:
1.Our collection focuses on international nuclear policy and the movement occasioned by it as well as on national documents regarding nuclear power generation. These documents include domestic news reports about the Tohoku Earthquake with a special focus on the nuclear accident in Fukushima. The Archives try to use international standards to arrange and manage private archives related to nuclear power issues.
2.We collect digital materials on the Web and archive them. While these materials play a key role in how we share information in the Internet age, the problem of permanency is of concern. Digital materials clearly present a challenge in archival collection and management and have become a new paradigm of archival science. 3.We have built cooperative relations with donors, archival institutions, and researchers while we develop “the Archives of Nuclear Disaster”． 4.Although the purpose of former disaster archives is to take advantage of the materials to overcome a disaster, the Tohoku Earthquake and the subsequent nuclear accident have made us rethink what the archives can contribute to the residents of Japan.
