When Takahiro Nagakura set off for distant Okayama two years ago, his plan was to complete his degree at the prefecture's agricultural university and then return to Fukushima and work his family's peach orchard.
His plans, however, went awry last March 11.
"My father wanted me to study in Okayama Prefecture because of its advanced fruit-growing techniques," said Nagakura, 19, who will graduate in March. "I always intended to go back, but he told me there's no point."