Fukushima Dialogue is an Approved Specified Nonprofit Corporation under Japanese law. We plan and organize a series of dialogue meetings named “Fukushima Dialogue.” Fukushima Dialogue provides a venue where people who are interested in what has actually happened in post-accident Fukushima can get together, share their experiences and challenges, and listen to other people’s opinions.
Our activities stem from the series of dialogues started by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) in November 2011. ICRP invited in these dialogues not only the local stakeholders from Fukushima but also people from other affected regions and Japanese and international experts on radiation protection. In total, fifteen ICRP Dialogue Seminars were held until the end of 2015. The event gave opportunities for people from all walks of life to continue gathering to tell stories and listen to recent developments, etc. Participants include the residents of Fukushima Prefecture, Japanese and international experts from medical, scientific and administrative backgrounds, among others, as well as some residents of Belarus and Norway from the areas affected by the Chernobyl nuclear plant accident in 1986.

In 2016, the role of organizing the seminar was taken over by an organization run mainly by local volunteers, and the name was changed to “Fukushima Dialogue.” The organization has continued to hold the dialogues with the help of ICRP, local authorities and other institutions until today. In June 2019, the organization acquired the status of Approved Specified Nonprofit Corporation under Japan’s NPO Law to continue the dialogue series as well as to archive the records of past meetings. NPO Fukushima Dialogue is committed to providing a venue for people from different disciplines and backgrounds to get together, hold a dialogue, and think together. We will keep records of these dialogues and archive the information for the future generation. Ryoko Ando
President, Specified Nonprofit Corporation Fukushima Dialogue