Yuta is 11 and lives in Yanaizu, Fukushima. His writing says "I really like Japan."
As well as the nuclear accident of 11.3.11, a few weeks after this drawing was made it was reported on TV that 640 tons of highly radioactive sewage waste from Koriyama had been secretly dumped near the village against the wishes of the council.Then on 29th July, a major flood hit the valley.
Pictures designed and drawn by Fukushima's children, combined with their words and portraits by English artist Geoff Read - following their instructions. Meet the children behind the the argument and the statistics. They continue to live with the ongoing consequences of the Fukushima Daichi nuclear accident, the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of March 11th 2011.
2011-08-15
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