In Fukushima, the waves’ destructive power unleashed another menace – a triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The landownerSeimei Sasaki became a local celebrity during the eight years he spent living in temporary housing for evacuees. “There were harmful rumours about Fukushima rice at first, but attitudes are changing. “That gave us the confidence to come back and start again.” Futaba-ya’s guests include an increasing number of overseas visitors, curious to learn more about Fukushima. But now, Sakuma is back in business after the ban on shipping raw milk from Fukushima was lifted in late 2017.

Source: The Guardian March 10, 2019 13:41 UTC