The Third Sector’s True Face and Legal Status in the Great East Japan Earthquake

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  • Sugano Taku
    Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution

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  • 東日本大震災におけるサードセクターの実像と法人格
  • ヒガシニホン ダイシンサイ ニ オケル サードセクター ノ ジツゾウ ト ホウ ジンカク

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It is widely recognized that the Japanese “third sector” was one of the principal actors responding to the Great East Japan Earthquake, but the reality is not clearly distinct. If one accepts that the Great East Japan Earthquake was one of the most devastating events in postwar Japanese society, grasping the reality of how the third sector responded should provide an awareness of the state of the third sector in Japan. This study analyzes the results of a quantitative survey of the aid organizations that responded to the Great East Japan Earthquake, paying attention to their legal status, revealing the reality pertaining to the Japanese third sector in responding to problems. The analysis’ results show that the third sector entities responding to the earthquake were composed of specially designated non-profit organizations, voluntary organizations, general corporations, and so forth; the scale of expenditure for assistance per organization was great. It was also revealed that the general corporations became a vehicle for the personal initiatives of individuals who responded in ways tailored specifically to the earthquake.

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