Futaba, Fukushima

is an abandoned Japanese town in Fukushima Prefecture on the island of Honshu.

History
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was built in Futaba.Yasushi Kaneko,  "2 towns at risk of disappearing; Okuma, Futaba face uncertain future due to nearby crippled N-plant," Yomiuri Shimbun, 9 Jan 2012; 2013-3-12.  

The area was evacuated because of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011."Analysis: A month on, Japan nuclear crisis still scarring," International Business Times (Australia). 9 April 2011; excerpt, "The inability of Japanese authorities to regain full control of the plant will make villages nearby uninhabitable for a long time ...";  

In 2013, the future is uncertain for the people of Futuba.  According to the town's spokesman, 
"Futaba evacuees are so worried, because the government has not come up with a plan for the town yet, especially regarding compensation and housing. People don’t realize what it means for people to lose their hometown. It took several hundred years to create Futaba, yet it does not exist anymore. It’s all gone. Even if the level of radiation decreases in the future, we cannot go back to the town anymore, and if we merge with another municipality like Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, it would mean borrowing the institutions that city already has."Maruko, Mami. [  "Unable to return, Futaba residents fear becoming lost tribe; No homecoming in sight for those who agreed to host nuclear plant,"] Japan Times. 11 March 2013; retreieved 2013-3-12.

The people who used to live in Futuba are called "nuclear refugees". "'Nuclear refugees' visit their home near stricken Fukushima plant," NBC News. 7 March 2013; retrieved 2013-3-12.

People from Futaba
 , Olympic cyclist "Kazunari Watanabe" at SportsReference.com ; retrieved 2013-3-12.

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Related pages
 Kawauchi, Fukushima
 Namie, Fukushima
 Ōkuma, Fukushima
 Tamura, Fukushima
 Tomioka, Fukushima

References

Other websites

  Nuclear Nation, documentary film

Category:Towns in Fukushima Prefecture