Special Feature
10 Years Since the Great East Japan Earthquake
3 Cooperation with Foreign Media
(Dissemination of Accurate Information on the Safety of Japanese Food Products and the Status of Reconstruction)
Through cooperation with foreign media, MOFA is making efforts to disseminate accurate information on the safety of Japanese food products and the status of reconstruction.
In 2021, through MOFA's cooperation with the media, Euronews (a European news network) produced a special program featuring efforts toward safety and security in the aftermath of the TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident (such as progress in decontamination, decommissioning efforts including handling of ALPS treated water,*3 reviews by the IAEA). While focusing on recovery efforts targeted at the local economy, the program also looked at Fukushima Prefecture as it continued to work hard toward recovery amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The program was broadcasted and distributed in 13 languages. MOFA also cooperated with the media from the countries and regions that deployed rescue teams immediately after the earthquake on the press coverage of local governments and other parties that accepted overseas rescue teams.
Furthermore, through press tours, briefing sessions for foreign media in Tokyo, as well as invitation programs of journalists and TV crews from overseas, MOFA provides the latest information and cooperates with media on such matters as the current status of TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, decommissioning work, efforts related to the handling of ALPS treated water, the safety of Japanese food products, and the status of reconstruction. In 2021, MOFA cooperated with a Turkish national broadcaster on press coverage related to the 10th anniversary of the earthquake, and conducted online briefings to about 60 members of the press from the ROK on the progress of reconstruction and other topics.
Press tour for foreign media in Tokyo (November 1 and 2, tour of TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station)
3 ALPS treated water is water that is processed by devices such as ALPS (Advanced Liquid Processing System) to ensure that radioactive materials other than tritium surely meet the regulatory standards for safety.