Concerns related to returning home to a "difficult-to-return zone" after a long-term evacuation due to Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to identify concerns related to returning to the Nagadoro district of Iitate Village, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, in 2023 among its residents as it is designated as a difficult-to-return zone after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. The following four concerns were extracted from the interviews and qualitative analysis: "Difficulties in restarting/continuing farming," which represent the difficulties in making a living from agriculture due to the absence of family members and neighbors, and the insufficient radiation decontamination; "Discriminatory treatment of products and residents from villagers," which suggests the presence of discriminations that residents of Nagadoro district are eccentrics and its agricultural products should not be treated togeth

SUBMITTER: Hidaka T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9423635 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature