摘要：The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, initiated by the Great East Japan Earthquake, has resulted in environmental pollution across eastern Japan, especially in Fukushima Prefecture. The amount of radioactive substances released was far less than from the Chernobyl accident, and only radionuclide cesium has needed to be controlled. It was a daunting challenge, however, to implement the necessary countermeasures while obtaining a community consensus in the heavily populated country of Japan with its advanced information orientation. One of the main factors that made implementation of the countermeasures more challenging was a lack of necessary scientific knowledge for decision-making by policy makers. Nevertheless, Japan’s academic circles and industrial sectors have been making steady progress in research and development toward environmental restoration.
