Fukushima struggles on 10 years after devastating earthquake and tsunami cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The word “Re-Start” is seen on a traffic sign that points the way to a reconstruction base in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on Jan. 23. (Taro Kotegawa)
The English word “Re-Start” is seen on a traffic sign that points the way to a reconstruction base in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, which co-hosts the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
Local businesses and other entities are expected to set up operations at the base.
Ten years ago on March 11, the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami triggered meltdowns at the power station, obliging Futaba to be entirely evacuated. None of its 6,000 or so residents has yet been allowed to return to their hometowns.
Telegraph 11th March 2021 Even inside his log-cabin home, in an idyllic valley in Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture, the geigercounter clipped to Nobuyoshi Ito’s jacket gives off a near-constant crackle. But every time he goes to put another log on the wood burner in a corner of his living room, it intensifies into a single, drawn-out cacophony.…
Young families brave the radiation to repopulate towns devastated by Fukushima
A decade on from the second-worst nuclear accident in history, newcomers are giving the area a vital injection of youth
11 March 2021 • 7:00am
Nana Matsumoto is one of the youngest to have already made the move
Credit: Robert Gilhooly/The Telegraph
Even inside his log-cabin home, in an idyllic valley in Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture, the geiger counter clipped to Nobuyoshi Ito’s jacket gives off a near-constant crackle. But every time he goes to put another log on the wood burner in a corner of his living room, it intensifies into a single, drawn-out cacophony.
Japan marks a decade since Fukushima nuclear disaster msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.