Okuma Town followed on opening up in March. Officials opened the gate at Katsurao Village in Fukushima Prefecture on June 12, 2022, allowing some residents to return. Fukushima evacuees have ...

Saiki viewed Fukushima Prefecture’s coastal area as ... But Kawauchi Mayor Yuko Endo, whose entire village was evacuated, warned, “The town won’t survive if the subsidies are cut off.” ...

Canceled test to reuse soil in Nihonmatsu The Ministry began testing the safety of reusing contaminated soil in Fukushima in 2017. In the village of Iitate, contaminated soil has been buried under ...

Three of Fukushima's six reactors went into meltdown 14 years ago after a huge tsunami swamped the facility. The tsunami, triggered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake, left 18,500 people dead or missing.

There are so many fantastic places to explore--follow me to discover the hidden charms of Fukushima! One of the trip's highlights was visiting Ouchi Juku, a historic Edo-era village. Pancake and ...