Wild boars roam Japan's 'nuclear power' peninsula

Wild boars roam Japan's 'nuclear power' peninsula

FUKUI, Japan - Wild boars cross a street in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture. The Tsuruga Peninsula is dubbed ''the nuclear power peninsula'' as it hosts seven nuclear power plants but some local residents are more worried by the growing number of wild boars in the region.

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