Japan Tsunami Anniversary: Tomioka's Last Inhabitant

March 09, 2012 from Telegraph.co.uk

Tomioka was once home to 16,000 people, but now only Naoto Matsumura remains. The town lies inside the exclusion zone set up around the stricken Fukushima nuclear reactor after last year's devastating tsunami. Without electricity and running water, Matsumura braves loneliness and the constant threat of exposure to elevated levels of radiation to feed a menagerie of animals left behind.

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Tomioka

Tomioka is an abandoned city located in Futaba District, Fukushima, Japan. As of 31 January 2011, the town had an estimated population of 15,839, with 6,293 households. The total area is 68.47 km². The town is famous for having one of the longest cherry blossom tunnels in Japa... Explore this topic

Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear disaster

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Fukushima Dai-ichi

The Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, also known as Fukushima Dai-ichi, is a disabled nuclear power plant located on a 3.5-square-kilometre site in the towns of Okuma and Futaba in the Futaba District of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. First commissioned in 1971, the plant consist... Explore this topic

Tsunami

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Nuclear and radiation accidents

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Japanese nuclear safety

Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission is a commission established within the Cabinet of Japan as an independent agency to play the main role in nuclear safety administration. Commissioners are appointed by the Prime Minister of Japan on Diet approval. The commission has stronger a... Explore this topic

Nuclear meltdown

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