Ten years on: How is Fukushima remembered in Switzerland?
A drone view of Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium in Fukushima city which will host matches during the Olympics. Yomiuri/AFP
Ten years ago, the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe in Japan prompted public and politicians to question Switzerland’s nuclear energy policies. But did the “Fukushima effect” have a lasting effect on mentalities?
This content was published on March 11, 2021 - 09:00
March 11, 2021 - 09:00
Tomoko Muth
I have been living in Switzerland since 2016, and since 2017 I have worked for swissinfo.ch. Previously I had eight years experience as a journalist with Nikkei, a Japanese business newspaper.