A 55-year-old Japanese Man Is Sacrificing Himself To Save Fukushima’s Abandoned And Radioactive Animals

15 May 2015

 - The entire world was watching when the devastating Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster hit Fukushima, Japan in 2011. After six nuclear reactors broke down due to an earthquake-triggered tsunami, 160,000 people were forced to evacuate and relocate to emergency shelters outside of the radioactive zone. Many, including the nuclear plant’s own employees, did not understand the severity of the accident and most believed they would be able to return home in a matter of months. However, four years later, the repopulation of Fukushima is still uncertain.

55-year-old Naoto Matsumura, a fifth-generation rice farmer from Fukushima, might be the only person who found a reason important enough to make him stay.