Fukushima 3.11: After One Year

Date: March 2012
Skills: Writing
Client: Woman Around Town

The exhibit greets you as soon as the elevator doors open. Black and white photos within thin black frames give glimpses into the disaster that struck Japan on March 11th last year. According to the report compiled by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, the earthquake, subsequent tsunami, and huge emission of radioactive material from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station left more than 20,000 people dead or missing, and a large area contaminated by radioactivity.

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