What Is Fuhyohigai ?

Sekiya, Naoya

doi:10.5387/fms.57.93

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“…Furthermore, this variable had the highest OR of all the factors. Previous studies reported that the Fukushima nuclear accident created distrust toward mass media [1]. People who were distrustful of mass media used the Internet to obtain information on the accident that could not be conveyed on television or in newspapers [25].…”

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“…Residents suffered both extensive physical and psychological damage after the accident. Furthermore, a significant social problem that occurred after the accident and continued for a long time was the damage caused by harmful rumors (DCBHR), called "fuhyohigai" in Japanese [1,2]. Fuhyohigai has a distinct meaning [1,3]; it is sometimes translated as "harmful rumor" or "reputational damage" in English; it combines "fuhyo", which means "harmful rumor" and "higai", which means "damage".…”

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“…At the same time, the "Fish Price Stabilization Fund" was distributed to Aomori Prefecture, where the accident occurred, with the aim of Taking the aforementioned cases as a whole, the definition of DCBHR derived from them designates the economic damage caused by people or organizations that, owing to the extensive media coverage of certain social problems (incidents, accidents, environmental pollution, disasters, and recessions), regard things (food, products, land, and companies) that were originally considered "safe", or whose risks are almost negligible, as dangerous and stop consuming or trading them. This term also includes psychological damage [1,3,5]. As the word "safe" means to think of oneself as safe or to be judged safe by someone, the term DCBHR involves subjective judgments, and there is no consensus regarding its meaning.…”

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“…In some respects, the perception of the victim determines the existence and nature of DCBHR. Therefore, the meaning of the term may change depending on the user [1]. In addition, DCBHR is almost always caused by press reports, not rumors.…”

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Relationship between the Effects of Perceived Damage Caused by Harmful Rumors about Fukushima after the Nuclear Accident and Information Sources and Media

Nakayama

Iwasa

Moriyama

et al. 2023

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The nuclear accident that accompanied the Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March, 2011, was also an information disaster. A serious problem that arose after the accident and persisted for a long time was the damage caused by harmful rumors (DCBHR). In 2016, a cross-sectional questionnaire survey on health and information was conducted in Fukushima. The eligible population of this survey was 2000 Fukushima residents, which included those in the evacuated areas. We received 861 responses. Data were analyzed using the responses to the question about perceived DCBHR as the objective variable and the sources of information residents trusted and the media they used as explanatory variables. A multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that those who trusted government ministries and local commercial TV were significantly associated with no effect. In contrast, those who used Internet sites and blogs were significantly associated with a negative effect. This study underlines the pivotal importance of media and information, literacy, and education and discusses how these should be improved to avoid DCBHR in the future. Furthermore, accurate information should be made available to all sections of the population to diminish DCBHR.

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Relationship between the Effects of Perceived Damage Caused by Harmful Rumors about Fukushima after the Nuclear Accident and Information Sources and Media

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Iwasa

Moriyama

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“…This meeting was aimed to estimate the potential health risk of the radioactive materials leaked from the power plants and to study effective ways of protection. Speakers from a wide variety of fields reported their ongoing research associated with this disaster and discussed their evaluation of the health effects based on medical evidence 1 - 7) .…”

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