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Last September I visited Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power plants being in the process of abandonment. 9 and half years ago, diesel generator for emergency that had run 4 of 6 plants were destroyed by tsunami and released massive amount of radioactive to surrounding area in Fukushima prefecture, located about 200 kilometer away from Tokyo. What happened was inside these reactors, nuclear fuels lost coolants and melted and then hydrogen was touched with oxygen of air, that caused explosion.  I joined two-day tour to the Fukushima nuclear plants and its nearby area. On the first day, my...

Have you heard of the term "Dark Tourism"?  This is the tour to spots in which historically or even recently terrible incidents happened. It is not a travel to have fun. Rather it is for travelers to study the past and present for the better future. I recently found I have done that many times for many years. Actually I've written about some of such trips on this blog.  But here I...

March and April were the big months for anti-nuclear movement of this year. 5th anniversary of Fukushima Daichi nuke plant's accident and 30th anniversary of Chernobyl nuke accident. Since 5...

I saw the dragon there, in Henoko, Okinawa prefecture, southernmost chain of the islands in Japan. You might not believe that. This is the proof. Yes, it looked like rainbow. But...

Not homosexual, homosocial! I joined naked men in thong festival in Hobara town, Date-city, Fukushima Prefecture. You may feel familiar with Fukushima. Yes, that is in the same prefecture in...