2016 年 12 巻 p. 96-105
On March 11th in 2011, a huge earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident struck Japan and resulted in many victims and various damages. Although a lot of effort for reconstruction has been done, the impact and damages of these triple disasters, called “Higashi-Nihon-Daishinsai” or “3.11,” continue to this day.
To consider various issues resulting from “Higashi-Nihon-Daishinsai,” we must understand the continuing damages and social structural issues behind the devastated areas. At the same time, scholars participating in researches on this triple disaster are required to think about “realities”. How to describe? What should be discussed? Moreover, can we speak this triple disaster?