Revisiting the Concept of Tsunami Tendenko: Tsunami Evacuation Behavior in the Great East Japan Earthquake

Yamori, Katsuya

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“…Although this has been attributed to the saving of many lives following the disasters, a failure to help others may contradict the collective priorities of Japanese citizens. 30 Our findings have a number of implications. First, in focusing on providing economic and housing support governmental agencies often neglect the mental health of survivors.…”

Section: Limitations Implications and Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 84%

Psychological distress among tsunami refugees from the Great East Japan earthquake

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BackgroundThe 2011 Great Japan tsunami and nuclear leaks displaced 300 000 people, but there are no large studies of psychological distress suffered by these refugees.AimsTo provide a first assessment of major factors associated with distress and dysfunctional behaviour following the disasters.MethodAll refugee families living in Miyagi were sent a questionnaire 10–12 months after the disasters. 21 981 participants (73%) returned questionnaires. Questions assessed psychological distress (Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, K6), dysfunctional behaviours, demographics, event exposure, change in physical activity, household visitors and emotional support.ResultsNine percent scored 13+ on the K6 indicating risk of severe mental illness. Psychological distress was greater among Fukushima refugees. Demographic variables, family loss, illness history and change in physical activity were associated with psychological distress and dysfunctional behaviours. Associations between psychological distress and dysfunction and visitors/supporters depended on relation to supporter.ConclusionsPractitioners need to recognise existing disease burden, community histories and family roles when intervening following disasters.Declaration of interestNone.Copyright and usage© The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2015. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.

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Section: Limitations Implications and Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 84%

Psychological distress among tsunami refugees from the Great East Japan earthquake

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“…(Yamashita 2008;Sekine 2011;Yamori 2013). "Ten-den-ko" is a dialect used in the Sanriku Coast area, with its long history of tsunami attacks.…”

Section: The Great East-japan Earthquake and Unprecedented Tsunami DImentioning

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The Great East-Japan Earthquake and Devastating Tsunami: An Update and Lessons from the Past Great Earthquakes in Japan since 1923

Ishigaki

Higashi

Sakamoto

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Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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“…Although tremendous efforts put into community-level disaster management and relating achievements have been seen, the huge damage motivated us to shift attention from community-level approaches to individual-level ones, such as the tsunami evacuation principle of tsunami tendenko. The Great East Japan Earthquake led to a significant renewal of interest in the concept of tsunami tendenko, the importance of an "each for themselves" attitude toward escaping tsunami on the one hand, but the complexity of actually implementing such strategies for tsunami evacuation on the other (Yamori, 2012). Another question pointed out is whether people should use motor vehicles for evacuation.…”

Section: Impact Of the Great East Japan Earthquakementioning

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Consciousness of Disaster Risk and Tsunami Evacuation: A Questionnaire Survey in Okitsu, Kochi Prefecture

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Yamori

Tanisawa

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Journal of Natural Disaster Science

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The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake forced a reevaluation of the effectiveness of disaster management facilities and strategies in coastal communities where damage due to an earthquake and resulting tsunami from the Nankai Trough can be expected. Specific areas subject to reevaluation include (i) individual-level topics in disaster risk management, such as the use of motor vehicles for evacuation, (ii) challenges initiated by government reappraisals of tsunami estimation, such as the safety of existing shelters, and (iii) low tsunami evacuation rates in areas at high risk of tsunami damage, despite evacuation orders issued at the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake. This study discusses the impact of these factors on the consciousness of residents in a community where we performed action research. The results of a questionnaire survey indicate that Okitsu residents have similar problems regarding tsunami evacuation as those revealed in the devastated areas of the Tohoku region. To promote disaster consciousness and improve tsunami evacuation rates, we suggest a new approach to evacuation drills called the single-person drill. This drill changes a community practice into an individual activity that we hope will involve more residents in disaster risk management, and ultimately contribute to their successful tsunami evacuation.

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Revisiting the Concept of Tsunami Tendenko: Tsunami Evacuation Behavior in the Great East Japan Earthquake

Cited by 17 publications

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Psychological distress among tsunami refugees from the Great East Japan earthquake

Psychological distress among tsunami refugees from the Great East Japan earthquake

The Great East-Japan Earthquake and Devastating Tsunami: An Update and Lessons from the Past Great Earthquakes in Japan since 1923

Consciousness of Disaster Risk and Tsunami Evacuation: A Questionnaire Survey in Okitsu, Kochi Prefecture

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