THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 30, 2022 at 17:02 JST
Yoichi Yatsuda peers up at the stars in the dark night sky in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 19. He and his wife are the only ones who returned to their community of about 60 households. (Shigetaka Kodama)
FUTABA, Fukushima Prefecture--Some residents were allowed on Aug. 30 to return to live here for the first time since the evacuation order following the 2011 nuclear disaster was partially lifted, but few are expected to take up the offer. [Read More]
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