Author: Staff Nippon

3.11 EXPLORING FUKUSHIMA: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that documented the 13th anniversary of the "Great East Japan Earthquake," tsunami, and nuclear accident, including the conditions of both the people and places that remain affected by the disaster across the Tōhoku region. mkeind.com/exploringfukushima In the quiet morning light that graces the shores of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, a small coastal town with a soul weighed down by history, 67-year-old Yasuo Takamatsu prepared for another dive into the cold embrace of the sea. It has been a ritual he has repeated hundreds of times...

3.11 EXPLORING FUKUSHIMA: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that documented the 13th anniversary of the "Great East Japan Earthquake," tsunami, and nuclear accident, including the conditions of both the people and places that remain affected by the disaster across the Tōhoku region. mkeind.com/exploringfukushima To honor the lives lost in the multiple March 11, 2011 tragedies and help protect people from future natural disasters, the coastal town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture opened a memorial museum in October 2022. Left deeply scarred by the tsunami, Minamisanriku is one of many cities that have begun...

3.11 EXPLORING FUKUSHIMA: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that documented the 13th anniversary of the "Great East Japan Earthquake," tsunami, and nuclear accident, including the conditions of both the people and places that remain affected by the disaster across the Tōhoku region. mkeind.com/exploringfukushima “If I hadn’t joined this photoshoot, I don’t think I would have seen the no-go zone with my own eyes. I live in nearby Koriyama, but I didn’t know how devastated this area was until today.” – Mana Ujiie After the massive earthquake and tsunami, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power...