Ōkuma, Fukushima

Ōkuma (大熊町, Ōkuma-machi) is a Japanese town in Fukushima Prefecture on the island of Honshu.

History

The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was built in Okuma.^[1]

The area was evacuated because of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011.^[2]

According to the New York Times in 2013, the people of Ōkuma, like many other communities in Fukushima, are "starting to come to terms with a sobering realization: their old homes are probably lost forever, and they must start anew elsewhere."^[3]

The people who used to live in Ōkuma are called "nuclear refugees".^[4]

Geography

There are three towns, one village, one city, and one district next to Ōkuma.

Sister city

A sister city relationship was established with Bathurst, New South Wales in Australia.^[5]

Gallery

Fukushima disaster evacuation zones

Related pages

References

↑ Yasushi Kaneko, "2 towns at risk of disappearing; Okuma, Futaba face uncertain future due to nearby crippled N-plant," Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback MachineYomiuri Shimbun, 9 Jan 2012; 2013-3-12.
↑ "Analysis: A month on, Japan nuclear crisis still scarring," International Business Times (Australia). 9 April 2011; excerpt, "The inability of Japanese authorities to regain full control of the plant will make villages nearby uninhabitable for a long time ..."; Archived 18 April 2011 at WebCite
↑ Tabuchi, Hiroko. "Uprooted by Tsunami, Church's Flock Regroups". New York Times. 11 March, 2013; retrieved 2013-3-12.
↑ "'Nuclear refugees' visit their home near stricken Fukushima plant," NBC News. 7 March 2013; retrieved 2013-3-12.
↑ "Sister City" Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, Bathhurst Regional council

Other websites

Media related to Okuma, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

Okuma official website (in Japanese)

37°24′16″N 140°59′1″E / 37.40444°N 140.98361°E / 37.40444; 140.98361

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[1] Yasushi Kaneko, "2 towns at risk of disappearing; Okuma, Futaba face uncertain future due to nearby crippled N-plant," Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback MachineYomiuri Shimbun, 9 Jan 2012; 2013-3-12.

[2] "Analysis: A month on, Japan nuclear crisis still scarring," International Business Times (Australia). 9 April 2011; excerpt, "The inability of Japanese authorities to regain full control of the plant will make villages nearby uninhabitable for a long time ..."; Archived 18 April 2011 at WebCite

[3] Tabuchi, Hiroko. "Uprooted by Tsunami, Church's Flock Regroups". New York Times. 11 March, 2013; retrieved 2013-3-12.

[4] "'Nuclear refugees' visit their home near stricken Fukushima plant," NBC News. 7 March 2013; retrieved 2013-3-12.

[5] "Sister City" Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, Bathhurst Regional council

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v t e Fukushima Prefecture
Cities	Aizuwakamatsu \| Date \| Fukushima (capital) \| Iwaki \| Kitakata \| Kōriyama \| Minamisōma \| Motomiya \| Nihonmatsu \| Shirakawa \| Sōma \| Sukagawa \| Tamura
Districts	Adachi \| Date \| Futaba \| Higashishirakawa \| Ishikawa \| Iwase \| Kawanuma \| Minamiaizu \| Nishishirakawa \| Ōnuma \| Sōma \| Tamura \| Yama
See also: Towns and villages by district