Scene of Fukushima nuclear power plant town

Scene of Fukushima nuclear power plant town

Candles are lit in front of JR Futaba Station in Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 29, 2022, as the northeastern Japan town hosting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant prepares for the lifting at the midnight of an evacuation order imposed on the area due to high radiation levels.

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