Treatment of people exposed to Fukushima radiation changing

Treatment of people exposed to Fukushima radiation changing

TAMURA, Japan - Nurse Akemi Suzuki (R) speaks to a woman during a consultation in Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 23, 2013. Fukushima Medical University has organized such gatherings to give advice to people concerned about radiation on the occasion of municipalities' group medical examinations.

Fukushima children watch ASIMO robot

Fukushima children watch ASIMO robot

TAMURA, Japan - Elementary school students watch the ASIMO robot in Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 25, 2011. The humanoid robot developed by Honda Motor Co. was demonstrated during a special class to encourage the children following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the ensuing nuclear crisis.

Residents of town near Fukushima Daiichi return home

Residents of town near Fukushima Daiichi return home

TAMURA, Japan - Evacuees from the town of Okuma, where the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is partially located, put on radiation protection suits to prepare for a brief visit home on June 4, 2011, in Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture. The residents living within 7 to 10 kilometers from the facility returned home briefly for the first time since being forced to evacuate due to radiation leaks at the plant, triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Evacuees from town hosting Fukushima plant visit home

Evacuees from town hosting Fukushima plant visit home

TAMURA, Japan - Evacuees in radiation protection suits from the town of Futaba, where the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is partly located, listen to instructions before heading for their hometown on May 26, 2011, in Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture. The residents, who had lived around 5 kilometers from the plant until the March 11 tsunami, were permitted to make brief visits home to retrieve their belongings.