Fukushima prefecture, where Tokyo Electric Power Co’s (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi plant is located and hundreds of thousands of residents fled their homes, was hardest-hit by the earthquake but life outside the contaminated zone has gradually resumed and residents have trickled back. There’s some talk about releasing the treated radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean. It’s important to show people that we’re getting our smiles back like before.”YUKO YOSHIDA, 75, RETIREE:“We have not recovered at all. It’s not so bad now, and I sometimes go back to my hometown in Namie closer to the Fukushima nuclear power plant during the weekends. Things are gradually recovering and the environment has gotten better for people to return to areas closer to the nuclear plant.

Source: The Edge Markets March 09, 2021 02:48 UTC