Review:
Short History of Risk Communication in Japan
Tomio Kinoshita*,**
*Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University, 31-17 Kotakeyabu-cho, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-0967, Japan
**Fellow, International Institute for Advanced Studies
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