Collection of Fukushima evacuee's poems gains popularity

Masaharu Fujishima, a Fukushima Prefecture resident forced to evacuate from his home due to the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster, shows a copy of his poem collection "Kasetsu ni te" (At the temporary housing) in Minamisoma in the northeastern Japanese prefecture on March 24, 2015. The book, published in August 2014, featuring his poems that describe the hardships and thoughts in his daily life as an evacuee, has also been translated into English due to its popularity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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