Fukushima Prefecture announced on December 25, 2015 that the number of certified “related fatalities” occurring within the prefecture as a result of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in March 2011 had passed 2,000. The number increased by 185 during the past year. Along with health impacts of stress among the refugees arising from the loss of their homes and living long-term in temporary housing, the number of suicides has also increased.
Fukushima Prefecture announced on December 25, 2015 that the number of certified “related fatalities” occurring within the prefecture as a result of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in March 2011 had passed 2,000. The number increased by 185 during the past year. Along with health impacts of stress among the refugees arising from the loss of their homes and living long-term in temporary housing, the number of suicides has also increased.