Japan Commemorates 13th Anniversary of Fukushima Disaster with Vows of Rebuilding

Officials and citizens across Japan observed a minute of silence and participated in memorial events, reinforcing commitments to recovery and the safe decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Japan marked the 13th anniversary of the Fukushima disaster with a minute of silence and memorial events across the country.
About 20,000 people died in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, with thousands still unable to return home due to radiation.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Fukushima Governor Masao Uchibori pledged continued support for the region's recovery and the decommissioning of the nuclear plant.
Controversial discharges of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea began last August, facing protests and international concerns.
Efforts to remove melted nuclear fuel from the plant have not yet begun, with the decommissioning process expected to last decades.