JR station near Fukushima nuke plant on way to recovery

JR station near Fukushima nuke plant on way to recovery

SENDAI, Japan - The weed-covered Tatsuta Station in the town of Naraha on the JR Joban railway line is seen in the upper photo taken on Sept. 26, 2012, while the photograph below taken on Sept. 4, 2014, shows the station looking normal as train runs between Tatsuta and Hirono Station, south of Naraha, resumed in June this year.

Part of Joban railway line reopens in Fukushima

Part of Joban railway line reopens in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A train runs near a radioactive waste storage yard in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, as the Joban Line of East Japan Railway Co. resumes operations on a trial basis between Hirono and Tatsuta stations on May 10, 2014, after suspension caused by the 2011 nuclear plant disaster.

Fukushima plant manga artist sees progress for deactivation work

Fukushima plant manga artist sees progress for deactivation work

Kazuto Tatsuta, who has been involved in decommissioning work at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, works on a new manga story at his office in a Tokyo suburb on Feb. 16, 2016, for an upcoming book. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

JR station near Fukushima nuke plant on way to recovery

JR station near Fukushima nuke plant on way to recovery

SENDAI, Japan - The weed-covered Tatsuta Station in the town of Naraha on the JR Joban railway line is seen in the upper photo taken on Sept. 26, 2012, while the photograph below taken on Sept. 4, 2014, shows the station looking normal as train runs between Tatsuta and Hirono Station, south of Naraha, resumed in June this year. (Kyodo)

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Ryuho Tatsuta, an artist who creates lantern floats for the annual Nebuta summer festival in Aomori, northeastern Japan, holds on April 17, 2020, a skeleton of a float that was supposed to be used for the 2020 festival. This year's Nebuta festival was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Football: Vissel Kobe-Shimizu S-Pulse in J-League

Football: Vissel Kobe-Shimizu S-Pulse in J-League

Vissel Kobe's David Villa (L) and Yugo Tatsuta of Shimizu S-Pulse vie for the ball during the first half of their 1-1 draw in a J-League football match in Kobe, western Japan, on March 17, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo