Living with Fear in Fukushima

Residents of Fukushima Prefecture wonder if it’s safe to resume their lives

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Living with Fear in Fukushima
Photo: Eliza Strickland

Photo: Eliza Strickland
Town-in-Exile: An empty school in Fukushima Prefecture has been converted into a town hall for the mayor of Okuma and his staff. The hallways are decorated with strings of paper cranes. A Japanese story holds that folding 1000 paper cranes conveys a wish or good luck; thus many well-wishers have sent collections to the town of Okuma.
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