A Walkabout Inside and Around Fukushima's Nuclear No-Entry Zone / Now The Only Way In

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Tsunami damage remains untouched in the 20 km (12.4 miles) nuclear no-entry zone because of fears of radiation after the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. This land has subsided nearly 1 meter (3.28 ft), meaning it may no longer be habitable because of high tides. Near Odaka, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of midnight 21 April 2011, the Japanese government declared the no-entry zone off-limits under the Disaster Countermeasures Basic Law which gives the police the power to detain anyone entering the zone for up to 30 days and impose a fine of up 100,000 JPY (US$1,200), which was exactly the risk necessary to take to make this photograph..
Tsunami damage remains untouched in the 20 km (12.4 miles) nuclear no-entry zone because of fears of radiation after the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. This land has subsided nearly 1 meter (3.28 ft), meaning it may no longer be habitable because of high tides. Near Odaka, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of midnight 21 April 2011, the Japanese government declared the no-entry zone off-limits under the Disaster Countermeasures Basic Law which gives the police the...
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