Fukushima: The Ghost Towns Behind The Gates

Fukushima: The Ghost Towns Behind The Gates

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Fukushima was forever changed by one of the world’s biggest nuclear disasters nearly a decade ago. The Japanese government has poured billions of dollars into recovery efforts. But what does recovery really mean? The answer is a combination of resilience, reinvention and regret.

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Okuma town
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Fukushima: The Ghost Towns Behind The Gates
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Fukushima was forever changed by one of the world’s biggest nuclear disasters nearly a decade ago. The Japanese government has poured billions of dollars into recovery efforts. But what does recovery really mean? The answer is a combination of resilience, reinvention and regret.

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