ABSTRACT
Taniyama Yozo, a Buddhist monk working as a chaplain in the 2011 disaster areas and as an associate professor at Tohoku University's new Department of Practical Religious Studies, presents case studies of chaplaincy work in the context of the triple disasters - updated for this volume to include the most recent developments in the Tohoku region, and at the University's new Department in particular. Taniyama's case studies illustrate the practical challenges of providing a responsive and responsible combination of religious, spiritual, and psychological care - from various forms of prayer, counselling, and companionship to the testing of local food for radioactivity. The chapter illustrates the practical difficulties in separating these two types of care. 'Grief care', in this context, should be understood as an umbrella term encompassing various approaches - involving medical, social welfare, psychological, legal and religious experts and organizations - of which religious and spiritual care.
