Dialogue with residents of Yamakiya to share current situations
Continuing the dialogue in cooperation with the International Commission on
Radiological Protection (ICRP)
November 25–26, 2017 | Yamakiya, Kawamata Town, Fukushima Prefecture

Date/Venue:
25 November (Sat) Yamakiya field tour (authorized personnel only/available for the generalpublic) ※ Advance registration is required.
Dinner (Reception party): Tsukidate Flower Workshop
Accommodation: Kojima community center in the Kawamata Town
26 November (Sun) Yamakiya community center (open to the general public/free participation)*Open and free to participate, simultaneous interpreter available (by Hirano Co. Ltd.)

Host: Yamakiya Dialogue Seminar Organizing Committee
Ryoko Ando (Ethos in Fukushima)
Makoto Miyazaki (Fukushima Medical University)
Yujiro Kuroda (Fukushima Medical University)
Haruyuki Ogino (ICRP, Assistant Scientific Secretary)
Jacques Lochard (ICRP, Vice-Chair)
Christopher Clement (ICRP, Scientific Secretary)
Genkatsu Kanno（Resident of Yamakiya）
Akihiko Hirono（Resident of Yamakiya）
Akihiko Kondoh（Chiba University）
Tatsuaki Kobayashi（Chiba University）
Tetsuo Yasutaka (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, AIST)
Momo Kurihara (AIST)

Participating Organizations:
Ethos in Fukushima, French Institute of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN),
Nuclear Protection Evaluation Centre (CEPN, France), Chiba University, and Hiroshima University,Fukushima medical University.
Supported by※Notice and Request※
This Yamakiya Dialogue Seminar is planned to shoot video and release it on the website of“Ethos in Fukushima”. Those who do not want the video disclosed, please notify us as soon aspossible.
（Contact information : ethos.fukushima@gmail.com）
Objectives:
Due to the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant of Tokyo ElectricPower Company in March 2011, Yamakiya district has become the only evacuation area in
Kawamata Town for 6 years. On 31 March 2017, the evacuation order was lifted, however, manychallenges still remain. Life infrastructure, agricultural production, temporary storage facility, andacceleration aging populations are remaining challenges after returning from evacuation.
Under such circumstances, the returning residents do not know each other’s activities well yet
even in the same district. In this Dialogue Seminar, we will share the diverse situations ofYamakiya and provide an opportunity to discuss the future of Yamakiya.
Program: Day 1

Saturday 25 November: Yamakiya field tour
（authorized personnel only/available for the general public）※Advance registration is required. The weather will affect the schedules.
Tour Location: We hope to visit a place where agriculture activities have begun.
9:30

Reception in the Kawamata Town hall

※ Distribution of name tag, wireless transceiver

for the simultaneous translations, program, and D-shuttle.
9:30-9:50

Speeches and notes description by Mayor Satoh and Mr. Genkatsu Kanno, ride tothe bus.
9:50-12:20

Site visit: participants divided into 2 groups A(①→②) and B(②→①).
①Regarding Japanese Oak silkmoth and Dahlia Mr. Genkatsu Kanno
Yamakiya Yasaka shrine

Mr. Genkatsu Kanno

Regarding House of Eustoma

Ms. Kuniko Hirono②Regarding meadow
12:20-13:00
13:00-15:30

Prof. Kobayashi

Lunch in Public hall in Yamakiya and visit in “Tonya-no-sato”.
Site visit: participants divided into 2 groups A(①→②) and B(②→①).

①Temporaly strorage facility of decontamination wastes in Yamakiya, Ministory of theEnvironment.
②The elementary school of Yamakiya
Bachigi region in Yamakiya,

Mr. Kinichi Ouchi and Ms. Kazuko Ouchi.

16:00

Move to the Michinoeki-Kawamata.

16:30

Move to the Kawamata Town hall

16:40

Closing speech (please return the wireless tranceiver)17:00Move to reception venue (Free time until 17:30)

17:30

Reception at Tsukidate Flower Workshop

20:00

Move to Furusato exchange center by bus（The bus of Tsukidate flower Workshop）※Participation free.

※25 November (Sat) Accommodations (only for those who made reservations in advance)
Amenities such as pajamas and toothbrushes are not provided in Ojima Furusato Exchange
Center, so please bring them with you.
Program: Day 2
Sunday 26 November: Dialogue to share information
Venue: Yamakiya Community Center (open to the public/free participation)
9:30-9:35 Opening remarks by Chairs: Ryoko Ando (Ethos in Fukushima) andJacques Lochard(ICRP)
9:35-9:50

Reflection of yesterday’s dialogue（Thierry Schneider, ICRP）

9:50-10:35

Presentation（History of Abukuma-highland current situation）

・Overview of Yamakiya (Mayor of Kawamata Town, Kanemasa Satoh)
・「Regional pride created by the history and culture of Yamakiya」(Chiba University, AkihikoKondo)
・「Status of radioactive materials in Yamakiya and agricultural experiences」（AIST,TetsuoYasutaka）
10:35-10:55

Coffee Break

10:55-12:15

Restart of agricultural activities in Abukuma region（5-10-minute presentation perperson）
・Genkatsu Kanno (Chairman of Agricultural Development Association)
・Akihiko Hirono (Eustoma farmer）
・Katsunobu Honda（Rice farmer : read by a deputy.）
・Kinichi Oouchi (Anthurium farmer : read by a deputy.)
・Mizuho Sugeno (Kibounotane company in Touwa town of Nihonmatsu city)
・Takeshi Yamada (Dairy farmer from Iitate Village)
・Yumiko Kanai（Hiroshima University）
12:15-13:15

Lunch (lunch box will be prepared)

13:15-15:30

Dialogue to share the current situation, issues and future for the Yamakiya people

at the venue. 10-15 people will join the dialogue.
Moderator: Jacques Lochard (ICRP)
Each participant will take turns speaking for 3 to 5 minutes.

<Dialogue participants>

Mayor of Kanemasa Sato, Genkatsu Kanno (Chairman of Agricultural

Development Association), Akihiko Hirono (Eustoma farmer of Yamakiya), Kuniko Hirono(Eustoma farmer of Yamakiya), Kiyoshi Konno (Kataraidokoro Yamakoya), Youichi Kanno(Eustoma farmer), Hutoshi Hirono (Leader of the Yamakiya community association), ShuichiroOuchi (Secretay of the Yamakiya community association), Takeshi Yamada（DairyIitate Village）,

farmer ofYumiko Kanai（Hiroshima University）,Youichi Ohashi（Futaba Tawn）,Tatsuaki

Kobayashi（Vice-president of Chiba University）, Kuni Kanno (Resident in Iiatate Villege), Akihiko
Kondo(Chiba University), Tetsuo Yasutaka (AIST).
15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-16:10

Summary (Jean-François Lecomte, ICRP)16:10-16:30

General discussion

16:30-16:40

Closing remarks by Chairs
Please return the name card and wirelss transceiver before you leave.

To News Media: The dialogues are open to all, and we warmly welcome your presence. No
need to register in advance.
Next Dialogue: The next dialogue will be held on 10 (Sat) and 11 (Sun) of February 2018 in
Odaka District of Minamisoma City. Details will be available from the website of Ethos in
Fukushima.
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