Visitors look at exhibits shown at the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sept. 20. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
FUKUSHIMA The museum dedicated to the powerful earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster of 2011 that wreaked havoc on the Tohoku region is adding exhibits to balance out its portrayal of the calamity.
The Fukushima prefectural government made the announcement on March 2, in the lead-up to the 10th anniversary on March 11.
Some 30 items will be added in succession, from March 3 until the end of this month. The additions come in response to growing calls for more balanced, fuller descriptions of the disaster and its aftermath at the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum.
Special Promotion
Two days in and near Japan’s ‘nuclear power town,’ a decade after the nuclear disaster By Ada Stroman Jan. 18 06:30 am JST Feb. 1 | 06:52 am JST FUKUSHIMA
Eight hours and 26 minutes. I clearly remember the exact time I walked that day. On more than several occasions, I lost my way; on many more, the courage to keep going. By the time I had reached the railroad crossing just across from my home, my shoes were ripped, my feet covered in blisters and my stomach was rumbling, but, oddly enough, I had more strength than ever home was just a few minutes away. Once I got there, this would all be over.