Trying to revive a Fukushima ‘ghost town’ – Video

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Trying to revive a Fukushima #39;ghost town #39;
The village of Iitate in Japan #39;s Fukushima prefecture was once home to 6000 people. Today, however, it is essentially a ghost town, evacuated after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant just 25 miles (40 kilometers) away following the Tohoku earthquake in March 2011. While former residents can return to Iitate during the day, it #39;s still an eerie scene -- children #39;s toys lie abandoned in yards, bicycles rust on front porches and only an occasional truck passes through its quiet streets. For elderly couple Yukio and Masayo Nakano the last 20 months have not been easy. Yukio lived had lived in his home in the village for more than 60 years, moving in just after World War Two. "I can #39;t describe it. It #39;s hard living in the temporary housing, and it #39;s very stressful mentally," he says. The difficult situation has also taken its toll on his wife Masayo. "I #39;m lonely. We #39;re getting old," she says. "I think every day how long I can survive in this situation." Only one building -- the town #39;s nursing home -- has permanent residents. Following consultation with their families and the Japanese government, the 80 or so people living there were allowed to stay despite the evacuation order. Miyoko Sato, a former Iitate resident who left after the nuclear accident, returns to work there each week for a very simple reason. "These people will stay here for the rest of their life," she says. "And I cherish them just like a family member. But I don #39;t know if our village ...From:Charlotte SparkleViews:0 0ratingsTime:03:20More inNews Politics

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