As One-Month Tsunami Anniversary Approaches, Japan's Nuclear Fears Far From Over

Radio Free Europe - In the Japanese city of Minamisoma, just 18 kilometers from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the Tsunakawa family has returned to retrieve pets and other belongings from their home.

The family was forced to flee after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami damaged the Fukushima plant, causing radiation leaks and rendering their town and others nearby part of a nuclear evacuation area.

Minamisoma looks like a dead zone, with police in protective suits continuing to search for bodies of people killed in the disaster. Read more.

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