China-Japan joint symposium on disasters and public health crises: learnings from the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident and COVID-19 pandemic

Chihiro Matsumoto; Zhou Yibiao; Jiang Lufang; Keita Akakura; Tianchen Zhao; Toshiki Abe; Jiang Qingwu; Masaharu Tsubokura

doi:10.5387/fms.25-00037

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China-Japan joint symposium on disasters and public health crises: learnings from the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident and COVID-19 pandemic

Chihiro Matsumoto, Zhou Yibiao, Jiang Lufang, Keita Akakura, Tianchen Zhao, Toshiki Abe, Jiang Qingwu, Masaharu Tsubokura

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Keywords: China-Japan Symposium, Fudan University, Fukushima nuclear accident, disaster medicine, public health

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Article ID: 25-00037

DOI https://doi.org/10.5387/fms.25-00037

The final version of this article is now available: Vol. 72 (2026), No. 2 pp. 189-191

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Abstract

On April 3, 2024, Fukushima Medical University hosted the China-Japan Joint Symposium on Disasters and Public Health Crises, welcoming public health professors from Fudan University in China to share and discuss disaster medicine and public health challenges in the two countries. The attendees addressed various topics such as strategies for managing infectious disease epidemics, environmental changes caused by public works initiatives, and the various health-related impacts of the Fukushima nuclear accident on residents near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

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