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15 Avril 2015
April 14, 2015
Yuji Onuma video records blooming cherry trees in his hometown of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 13, 2015. (Mainichi)
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FUTABA, Fukushima -- A 39-year-old man from this town has launched a signature-collecting campaign to keep a signboard here on which a slogan reads, "Nuclear power -- bright future energy," as a reminder of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown.
Yuji Onuma of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, visited his hometown on April 13 to view cherry blossom trees standing in front of the signboard. Onuma thought of the slogan written on the board when he was an elementary school student.
He began collecting signatures to conserve the signboard on March 18 after the Futaba Municipal Government decided to remove the board on the grounds that the aging structure could fall down.
"I don't want it removed so we can remember the nuclear disaster," Onuma said.
Onuma was born and raised in Futaba, but was forced to evacuate as the whole town became a no-entry zone in the wake of the nuclear crisis. His home is located just around the corner from the signboard.
Onuma video recorded the cherry trees in full bloom during his temporary visit from outside the prefecture and plans to show the video to his 1- and 3-year-olds who have never seen their father's hometown.
April 14, 2015(Mainichi Japan)
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