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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
Taking Out the Trash: Many roadside areas in the evacuation zone have been decontaminated, but it’s impossible to scrape the top layer of soil from all of Fukushima’s hills. Even the limited cleanup poses big storage problems. Bags of contaminated dirt are a common sight along the roads of Fukushima, as the government is still trying to decide on a long-term storage solution.
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