#FukuFighters International Monthly News Round Up 08.01.2022

Of course the TEPCO execs who ignored all the warnings and got slapped with the biggest fine in Japanese history for it are appealing the court’s decision. If it’s one thing TEPCO is good at, it’s dodging responsibility:

The tiny town of Futaba just outside of #FukushimaDaiichi is partially reopening to residents evacuated in 2011 but few want to return to the radioactive ghost town that once was full of life:

TEPCO’s plan to sluice radioactive wastewater into the Pacific ocean has garnered a lot of international pushback even after recent official approval by the J-Gov entities. The ongoing saga of this triple meltdown disaster continues:

With all the talk of nuclear restarts, it’s important to note that TEPCO very existence is tied to remediating the #FukushimaNuclearDisaster as profits in their so-called business model continue to decline:

It’s always great to see artists using their talents to express what the post-#Fukushima era means to them, especially in Japan.  That’s why this new book titled “Trinity, Trinity, Trinity” by Erika Kobayashi sounds so intriguing, tying in our current day stresses to a root cause that began in 1945.  Check it out for yourselves #FukuFighters and don’t forget to always support the arts!