37 pct of population displaced from Japan's Fukushima may have PTSD: survey

STORY: 37 pct of population displaced from Japan's Fukushima may have PTSD: survey DATELINE: April 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Fukushima 2. various of local fishermen STORYLINE: A survey of Fukushima Prefecture residents who evacuated to areas outside the prefecture following the March 2011 nuclear disaster found that nearly 40 percent of respondents may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), local media reported Monday. Waseda University and a citizens group sent questionnaires to 5,350 households mainly in the Kanto region around Tokyo who had fled from Fukushima following the nuclear disaster, and obtained responses from 516. The results indicated that 37.0 percent of the evacuees had PTSD. Behind the high rate are long-term stress factors, including memories of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, drastic changes in living environments and problems resulting from the government's p

UNDP's ecotourism survey on disputed Russian-held island

UNDP's ecotourism survey on disputed Russian-held island

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Photo shows questionnaires for a survey by the U.N. Development Program of residents of a Russian-held island, known as Kunashiri in Japan, off Hokkaido. The survey has been launched at Moscow's request mainly to promote ecotourism to the Kurilsky State Nature Reserve on the island, Kyodo News learned Feb. 3, 2012. In Japan, which also claims sovereignty over Kunashiri and other disputed islands in the area, the government urges Japanese not to travel there on Russian visas as doing so would be tantamount to recognizing Moscow's rule over the islands.

(3)SARS affects airline passengers

(3)SARS affects airline passengers

NARITA, Japan - Travelers arriving at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, from Hong Kong on April 5 present health questionnaires to a quarantine officer on whether they have symptoms of severe acute respiratory symptom (SARS).

Research team studying influence of cellphone waves on children

Research team studying influence of cellphone waves on children

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Women's Medical University on its homepage solicits responses to questionnaires about the effects of electromagnetic waves emanating from cellphones on children. (Kyodo)

UNDP's ecotourism survey on disputed Russian-held island

UNDP's ecotourism survey on disputed Russian-held island

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Photo shows questionnaires for a survey by the U.N. Development Program of residents of a Russian-held island, known as Kunashiri in Japan, off Hokkaido. The survey has been launched at Moscow's request mainly to promote ecotourism to the Kurilsky State Nature Reserve on the island, Kyodo News learned Feb. 3, 2012. In Japan, which also claims sovereignty over Kunashiri and other disputed islands in the area, the government urges Japanese not to travel there on Russian visas as doing so would be tantamount to recognizing Moscow's rule over the islands. (Kyodo)

people fill out questionnaires to take a sample for a covid-19 test

people fill out questionnaires to take a sample for a covid-19 test

People fill out questionnaires to take a sample for a covid-19 test, on April 23, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. Across-the-board testing of population for new coronavirus began today. Test points open in Prague at 10:00, in Brno and Litomerice at 8:00. The goal is to find out the presence of coronavirus in Czech population. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

(3)SARS affects airline passengers

(3)SARS affects airline passengers

NARITA, Japan - Travelers arriving at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, from Hong Kong on April 5 present health questionnaires to a quarantine officer on whether they have symptoms of severe acute respiratory symptom (SARS).