Furore in Japanese town casts light on Fukushima's legacy 12 Mar, 2021 04:00 AM 9 minutes to read Suttsu, a town on the northern island of Hokkaido, is one of only two localities in Japan to volunteer for a study on nuclear waste. Photo / Noriko Hayashi, The New York Times Suttsu, a town on the northern island of Hokkaido, is one of only two localities in Japan to volunteer for a study on nuclear waste. Photo / Noriko Hayashi, The New York Times New York Times By: Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno When a mayor volunteered his town for a study on nuclear waste, his house was firebombed, reflecting the lingering anxiety 10 years after the Fukushima disaster.