The purpose of this article is to rethink about the various effects and damages caused by the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nucler Power Plant Accident, and to discuss on the significance and limitation of “Economic Accounting” especially in relating to “pecuniary compensation” for the type of “non-monetary losses” and also the type of “non-monetary expenses(burdens)” suffering from those effects and damages.

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Children have lost their after-school places in addition to the houses and school buildings because of The Great East Japan Earthquake. We analyzed the resumption situation of after-school place, the condition of activity contents and making children's space by child support organizations. The results of the analysis are conditions and problems: 1) space utilization pattern of the after-school club at the time of it's resumption, 2) process of entry and withdrawal from the affected areas of child support organization, 3) the need for after-school place in the emergency, 4) circumstances of making the indoor playground in areas affected by unclear power plant disaster.

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In 1730's Japan, One investigation to clarify the local products was carried out, and the final issues were submitted to the government with the name “Sanbutsucho”. On the other hand copies of the primal documents reported by farmers were kept in respective districts. We surveyed 3 papers of these historical materials presented from the villages around the Utsunomiya city, and identifi ed the fishes reported by ancient and/or local names. 15 Names were identified to the taxonomical species. These results showed that the farmers of the Edo Age possessed high identification accuracy and taxonomic knowledge to fishes.

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Women in fishing village have the economic activities called “KIGYO” which bring women's income, such as the sale of fish dishes and processed fish food at events, shop and restaurant. This study revealed the influence factors to continue the activities, which are members, facilities, product, recognition by fisheries cooperative and supports. Therefore the activities bring income to members and women's associations. The economic activities are on increasing, then, fisheries cooperative had better take them recognition and support to have facilities.

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In China, non-agricultural workers registered in farming villages have been driving economic growth in major and regional cities. Thus, to examine the effects of workers' activities, we interviewed residents of villages on the outskirts of Wuzhong City in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, where many people commute to work. Here, we confirmed the transition to non-agricultural work since China's market-opening economic reforms. In addition, we find that many non-agricultural workers were engaged in temporary work, with no evidence of improvement in their income stability. Though most of their income came from non-agricultural work, the inherent instability means they obtained security of living from agriculture. However, we also find that steady non-agricultural work was helping to increase in agricultural income.

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