Fukushima then & now

Wastewater release

Podcast: Deep Dive from The Japan Times – Episode 164: Japan is about to release 1.3 million tons of Fukushima wastewater. Should we be concerned?

With the water release, Fukushima is overwhelmed again
LifeGate, 13/11/23

An investigation into the causes and socio-economic impacts of the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Produced with the support of Internews’ Earth Journalism Network Marine Pollution Story Grant.


Agriculture reborn?

A slow return to agriculture in Fukushima’s evacuated areas
The Japan Times, 12/03/21

Ten years on from the triple disaster of 2011, farming in the region is tentatively getting back on its feet. But can this growth be sustained?


Fukushima, 2021

Return to Fukushima, 10 years later
LifeGate, 11/03/21

Travelling through Fukushima, renewal and destruction can be seen side by side, sometimes separated only by a road.


Fukushima, 2016

The people of Fukushima
LifeGate, 29/05/16

Planting the seeds of renewal
LifeGate, 08/03/17

Featured image: Miwako Ono and Tatsuhiro Ono © Massimo Colombo