Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) Accident
caused a huge and lasting damage to Fukushima Prefecture.
NPO Fukushima Dialogue was formed to assist recovery
and rehabilitation efforts
through enhancing dialogues among those affected.
We believe in the power of a dialogue―
sharing stories and listening to each other’s opinion-
as the best way to make sense of what actually happened,
which in turn helps us build a better society and
to pass on the lessons learned to the future.

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) Accident caused a huge and lasting damage to Fukushima Prefecture.
NPO Fukushima Dialogue was formed to assist recovery and rehabilitation efforts through enhancing dialogues among those affected.
We believe in the power of a dialogue― sharing stories and listening to each other’s opinion- as the best way to make sense of what actually happened, which in turn helps us build a better society and to pass on the lessons learned to the future.

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Future Direction of the Fukushima Dialogue

As time has passed since the nuclear accident, the world situation and social conditions have entered a period of great change. Under these circumstances, we have decided on the future direction of the NPO Fukushima Dialogue at the General Assembly as follows.

published on 2022.05.16
Publication on the proceedings of conference by ICRP

Proceedings of the international conference held in December 2020 by ICRP, arguing the recovery of Fukushima after nuclear accident have been published, as “Proceedings of the International Conference on Recovery after Nuclear Accidents: Radiological Protection Lessons from Fukushima and Beyond” (Annals of the ICRP, Vol 50, Issue 1_suppl, July 2021).You can see the whole contents […]

published on 2022.01.28
Available the presentation slides and movies of the 23th Fukushima Dialogue

We have uploaded the presentation slides and movies of the 23th Fukushima Dialogue on 28th Nov. which we obtained the permission to open on the web. Please see them for further information. http://fukushima-dialogue.jp/bk/202111_dialogue_record.html

published on 2021.12.07
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Effective Risk Communication and Public Engagement Approaches: The Case of the Decontamination Process in Fukushima

This is the PPT material and text presented by Ms Ando, the president of our organisation, at the Remplex: 2021 Global Summit on Environmental Remediation hosted by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in cooperation with the IAEA.

published on 2022.02.26
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Massage

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

About

Fukushima Dialogue is not a meeting (kaigi) held to reach some kind of a conclusion/consensus or to develop/decide a course of action.
It is based on a very simple concept: anyone who wishes to learn, share, talk or hear about what is happening in post-accident Fukushima can participate. It is just a meeting of people to listen to each other’s view and exchange thoughts and opinions.

NPO Fukushima Dialogue carries out
the following to ensure these dialogues
continue to be held.:

・Preserve and pass on the results of the past dialogues
to the next generation.
・Continue planning and organizing Fukushima Dialogue to provide
a venue for people to share their thoughts and current situations.
・Maintain the local and international network formed through
ICRP Dialogue Seminar and Fukushima Dialogue.
・Ensure that local leadership takes initiative in these activities.

FDNPP accident created deep divisions among people in Fukushima. Thus, exchanging and sharing opinion has become ever more important. Dialogues enable us to examine what separates us and seek its underlying causes.
We know from experience that such undertaking can help us a lot as we struggle to rebuild our lives shattered by the accident, and to start thinking about our future while trying to adapt to a changing environment. It is not visible or measurable, but knowledge and understanding gained through these exchanges have been substantial and helpful in regaining control and dignity.

FDNPP accident was a devastating event that will be marked as great disaster in world history. Yet we are determined not to let our experience be told as just another sad story. We would like Fukushima to be a birthplace of new thinking and value based on what happened.
Through Fukushima Dialogue, we aim to pass on our experience to the future generation. And the dialogues will keep providing opportunities for people to form new ideas and values. We believe the continuation of the dialogues will contribute to a better and kinder society.
We are seeking partners who share and support our views. Let us engage in activities for a better future.

Please refer to the link to become a member of NPO Fukushima Dialogue.

Donation

All activities of NPO Fukushima Dialogue are financed by membership fees, operating revenues (including government grants), and donations from the public.
We would like to build on our past activities and continue working steadily so we may contribute to the long-term reconstruction process of Fukushima.
To do so, we would like to enlist the financial support from the public, both Japanese and international. Your kind consideration is very much appreciated.
We accept donation through Paypal payment service from international supporters. If you have any questions to make international contribution, please send an email on .

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Kiroku Project

In 2020 we launched a new project named “The Dialogue Kiroku Project”. As of today, the vast records from the ICRP dialogue seminar and Fukushima Dialogue have not been preserved with future use in mind. The Kiroku project aims to classify and re-organize the information so they may be passed on to the future generation. We plan to post reports on a regular basis, in both Japanese and English. At the end of 2020, a booklet will be published and distributed to those who request.
Our aim is to record the trajectory of what happened in Fukushima after the nuclear accident, focusing on the thoughts and actions of the people who lived in Fukushima at the time. ICRP Dialogue and Fukushima Dialogue encouraged people to speak about their actual experiences in daily lives, from a wide range of themes, from food safety to return to evacuation zones, etc. We are committed to reflecting the voices of ordinary citizens and their actual challenges/experiences in daily life throughout Kiroku project.
Kiroku project has been adopted as a recipient of Fukushima Prefecture’s grant to support rehabilitation activities.

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Musings on the Dialogue

by Ryoko Ando The first Dialogue I attended was the “Second Dialogue on the Rehabilitation of Living Conditions after the Fukushima Accident,” held in February 2012. I was invited to make a presentation and also one of the roundtable discussants. I had no idea what a dialogue meeting was nor what I should expect, and […]

published on 2021.03.17
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A Suitcase without a Handle

by Jacques Lochard Dear participants, welcome to this twenty-first dialogue meeting in Fukushima. Thank you for being here today. I am very happy to be back in Iwaki. The summer is in full swing and despite the strong heat you came once again numerous to listen and to share testimonies of residents who have gone […]

published on 2021.03.13
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My everyday work at the Kamarin Radiological Control Centre

Presented by Anastasia Fiadosenka About Anastasia Fiadosenka Jacques Lochard introduced Anastasia at Dialogue Seminar in Date City on July 9 2017 Anastasia was born in the village of Kaporenka in the Bragin district, Belarus, located only 22 kilometres away from the Chernobyl NPP. (The Bragin district was one of the most affected areas by the […]

published on 2021.03.12
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