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Matsuki Kamoshita (center) speaks during a news conference in Paris in March 2019 after meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. | FUKUSHIMA MINPO
Kahoku Shimpo Apr 19, 2021
When Matsuki Kamoshita, 18, moved to Tokyo from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, at the age of 9 right after the triple meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in March 2011, he endured repeated bullying at his new elementary school.
He was called a “germ.” Some students stabbed his legs with pencils. He was pushed down the stairs. All because he had evacuated from Fukushima in the wake of the nuclear disaster.
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Japan records 240 suicides linked to 2011 quake, nuclear disaster over 10 years
April 3, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
This Feb. 20, 2021 file photo shows a sign and barricade blocking entry to a community in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture. (Mainichi/Shigemi Niwaki) TOKYO Japan registered 240 suicides connected with the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami and ensuring nuclear disaster up until the end of 2020, statistics from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare have shown. Experts believe that prolonged evacuation due to the meltdowns at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station has been a factor in some suicides, and point out the significance of offering support to victims to assist their emotional recovery.