NAMIE, Japan, March 10, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Not far from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site, former plant worker Toru Akama tends to dozens of pets abandoned after the catastrophe 15 years ago, work he sees as part of his quest for redemption. "They should have been able to go on living their lives as pets, but because of this accident they were abandoned. The tsunami it unleashed killed or left missing 18,500 people, and a wall of water crashed into the Fukushima nuclear plant on the northeast coast causing a devastating meltdown. He says he has "felt outrage" at the pet owners, who have sometimes left their animals in front of his house. After the nuclear disaster, some residents had to flee by bus, and animals were not allowed aboard.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 10, 2026 03:24 UTC