DEEP DIVE

Episode 9: Eight years on from Fukushima

On the eighth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, staff writer Ryusei Takahashi shares his experience of a recent visit to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and Magda Osumi discusses the Tohoku region’s recovery. Hosted by Oscar Boyd.

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