title: The Aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi Accident: a Perspective from   the British Embassy in Tokyo.
abstract: The British Embassy in Tokyo was at the heart of providing information in the immediate aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi accident. Richard Oppenheim, who was present at the time, and Keith Franklin, who joined the Embassy shortly afterwards, give their perspectives on communicating information on radiation to the public and what lessons can be learned. Richard Oppenheim was head of the Climate Change and Energy team at the British Embassy in Tokyo from 2011 to 2015 and part of the Embassy team responding to the crisis. He travelled to Sendai on 12 March 2011. Keith Franklin has been on secondment to the British Embassy in Tokyo from the National Nuclear Laboratory since the accident at Fukushima Daiichi.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Oppenheim
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Franklin
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D004189:Disaster Planning; D064891:Disaster Victims; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D062406:Fukushima Nuclear Accident; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D011634:Public Health; D011641:Public Relations; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D000069079:Radiation Exposure; D018635:Rescue Work; D014041:Tokyo; D006113:United Kingdom