Surfing in Fukushima for 1st time after nuclear disaster

Surfing in Fukushima for 1st time after nuclear disaster

IWAKI, Japan - Photo shows a group of surfers in the town of Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 11, 2012, a day after the government lifted a no-entry zone designation on the town, including the surrounding sea. They got on their boards for the first time after the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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