1st bathing with oranges since Fukushima nuclear disaster

1st bathing with oranges since Fukushima nuclear disaster

People bathe with oranges at a hot spring in Naraha on Dec. 21, 2016, a seasonal tradition observed in the northeastern Japan town for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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