写真 | 2011年 03月 21日 22:10 JST

Nuclear fears at Fukushima

<p>Smoke is seen coming from the area of the No. 3 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, March 21, 2011.

REUTERS/Tokyo Electric Power Co.</p>

Smoke is seen coming from the area of the No. 3 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Tommore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

Smoke is seen coming from the area of the No. 3 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, March 21, 2011. REUTERS/Tokyo Electric Power Co.

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<p>Doctor Keiko Yamada (C) screens elderly people from a mental hospital in Minami Soma in Fukushima, in a bus after they were evacuated from the area, upon arrival at a welfare center in Yonezawa, northern Japan, March 21, 2011. Yamada said she hopes that the screening will help ease the evacuees' and the local people's worries of radiation. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao </p>

Doctor Keiko Yamada (C) screens elderly people from a mental hospital in Minami Soma in Fukushima, in a busmore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

Doctor Keiko Yamada (C) screens elderly people from a mental hospital in Minami Soma in Fukushima, in a bus after they were evacuated from the area, upon arrival at a welfare center in Yonezawa, northern Japan, March 21, 2011. Yamada said she hopes that the screening will help ease the evacuees' and the local people's worries of radiation. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>Mitsuo Watanabe, who evacuated from Iwaki, Fukushima, receives a screening test for nuclear radiation at a welfare center in Yamagata, northern Japan March 20, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao </p>

Mitsuo Watanabe, who evacuated from Iwaki, Fukushima, receives a screening test for nuclear radiation at a more

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Mitsuo Watanabe, who evacuated from Iwaki, Fukushima, receives a screening test for nuclear radiation at a welfare center in Yamagata, northern Japan March 20, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>A fire truck sprays water at No. 3 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Tomioka, Fukushima prefecture in this still image taken from a video by the Self Defence Force Nuclear Biological Chemical Weapon Defense Unit on March 18, 2011. REUTERS/Self Defence Force Nuclear Biological Chemical Weapon Defense Unit via Reuters TV</p>

A fire truck sprays water at No. 3 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Tomioka, Fukushimore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

A fire truck sprays water at No. 3 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Tomioka, Fukushima prefecture in this still image taken from a video by the Self Defence Force Nuclear Biological Chemical Weapon Defense Unit on March 18, 2011. REUTERS/Self Defence Force Nuclear Biological Chemical Weapon Defense Unit via Reuters TV

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<p>Kosuke Sato, sitting on the lap of his father Kazumi, from Soma in Fukushima, undergoes a screening test for signs of nuclear radiation by a doctor as his mother Maki looks on at a welfare center in Yonezawa, northern Japan, March 21, 2011.

REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao </p>

Kosuke Sato, sitting on the lap of his father Kazumi, from Soma in Fukushima, undergoes a screening test fomore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

Kosuke Sato, sitting on the lap of his father Kazumi, from Soma in Fukushima, undergoes a screening test for signs of nuclear radiation by a doctor as his mother Maki looks on at a welfare center in Yonezawa, northern Japan, March 21, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>Shunsei Sato sitting on the lap of his mother Maki, from Soma in Fukushima, undergoes a screening test for signs of nuclear radiation by a doctor at a welfare center in Yonezawa, northern Japan, March 21, 2011.

REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao</p>

Shunsei Sato sitting on the lap of his mother Maki, from Soma in Fukushima, undergoes a screening test for more

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

Shunsei Sato sitting on the lap of his mother Maki, from Soma in Fukushima, undergoes a screening test for signs of nuclear radiation by a doctor at a welfare center in Yonezawa, northern Japan, March 21, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant in Fukushima is seen in this satellite image, taken and released by DigitalGlobe March 18, 2011. REUTERS/DigitalGlobe</p>

Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant in Fukushima is seen in this satellite image, taken and released by DigitalGlmore

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Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant in Fukushima is seen in this satellite image, taken and released by DigitalGlobe March 18, 2011. REUTERS/DigitalGlobe

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<p>An employee of Yamagata city office holds a Geiger counter to detect radiation when evacuees from the vicinity of Fukushima nuclear plant wish to be screened upon their arrival at an evacuation centre set in a gymnasium in Yamagata, northern Japan March 19, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao</p>

An employee of Yamagata city office holds a Geiger counter to detect radiation when evacuees from the vicinmore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

An employee of Yamagata city office holds a Geiger counter to detect radiation when evacuees from the vicinity of Fukushima nuclear plant wish to be screened upon their arrival at an evacuation centre set in a gymnasium in Yamagata, northern Japan March 19, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>Laundry of evacuees, mostly from the vicinity of the Fukushima nuclear plant, are pictured at an evacuation centre set in a gymnasium in Yamagata, northern Japan March 19, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao</p>

Laundry of evacuees, mostly from the vicinity of the Fukushima nuclear plant, are pictured at an evacuationmore

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Laundry of evacuees, mostly from the vicinity of the Fukushima nuclear plant, are pictured at an evacuation centre set in a gymnasium in Yamagata, northern Japan March 19, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>An aerial view taken from a helicopter from Japan's Self-Defence Force shows steam rising from the No. 3 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex in this handout taken March 16, 2011. REUTERS/Tokyo Electric Power </p>

An aerial view taken from a helicopter from Japan's Self-Defence Force shows steam rising from the No. 3 remore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

An aerial view taken from a helicopter from Japan's Self-Defence Force shows steam rising from the No. 3 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex in this handout taken March 16, 2011. REUTERS/Tokyo Electric Power

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<p>Medical staff screen each other prior to testing people who are concerned over radiation exposure at a public welfare center in Niigata, northern Japan March 16, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao </p>

Medical staff screen each other prior to testing people who are concerned over radiation exposure at a publmore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

Medical staff screen each other prior to testing people who are concerned over radiation exposure at a public welfare center in Niigata, northern Japan March 16, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>A mother tries to talk to her daughter who has been isolated for signs of radiation after evacuating from the vicinity of Fukushima's nuclear plants, at a makeshift facility to screen, cleanse and isolate people with high radiation levels in Nihonmatsu, northern Japan, March 14, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao </p>

A mother tries to talk to her daughter who has been isolated for signs of radiation after evacuating from tmore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

A mother tries to talk to her daughter who has been isolated for signs of radiation after evacuating from the vicinity of Fukushima's nuclear plants, at a makeshift facility to screen, cleanse and isolate people with high radiation levels in Nihonmatsu, northern Japan, March 14, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>A Tokyo Electric Power official points at an illustration of a nuclear plant as he answers reporters' questions at the disaster center in Fukushima, northern Japan March 15, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao</p>

A Tokyo Electric Power official points at an illustration of a nuclear plant as he answers reporters' questmore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

A Tokyo Electric Power official points at an illustration of a nuclear plant as he answers reporters' questions at the disaster center in Fukushima, northern Japan March 15, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>A helicopter flies past Japan's Fukushima Daiichi No.1 Nuclear reactor March 12, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon </p>

A helicopter flies past Japan's Fukushima Daiichi No.1 Nuclear reactor March 12, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Homore

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A helicopter flies past Japan's Fukushima Daiichi No.1 Nuclear reactor March 12, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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<p>The No.3 nuclear reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is seen burning after a blast following an earthquake and tsunami in this handout satellite image taken March 14, 2011. REUTERS/Digital Globe/Handout </p>

The No.3 nuclear reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is seen burning after a blast following an more

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

The No.3 nuclear reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is seen burning after a blast following an earthquake and tsunami in this handout satellite image taken March 14, 2011. REUTERS/Digital Globe/Handout

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<p>Medical staff use a Geiger counter to screen a photographer for possible radiation exposure at a public welfare center in Niigata, northern Japan March 16, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao </p>

Medical staff use a Geiger counter to screen a photographer for possible radiation exposure at a public welmore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

Medical staff use a Geiger counter to screen a photographer for possible radiation exposure at a public welfare center in Niigata, northern Japan March 16, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>A foreign currency dealer wears a helmet to protect himself from possible falling debris in Tokyo as he watches television news of an explosion at a nuclear plant, March 14, 2011.

REUTERS/Issei Kato </p>

A foreign currency dealer wears a helmet to protect himself from possible falling debris in Tokyo as he watmore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

A foreign currency dealer wears a helmet to protect himself from possible falling debris in Tokyo as he watches television news of an explosion at a nuclear plant, March 14, 2011. REUTERS/Issei Kato

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<p>An aerial view taken from a helicopter from Japan's Self-Defence Force shows damage to the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex in this handout taken March 16, 2011 and released March 17, 2011. REUTERS/Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO)/Handout </p>

An aerial view taken from a helicopter from Japan's Self-Defence Force shows damage to the No. 4 reactor atmore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

An aerial view taken from a helicopter from Japan's Self-Defence Force shows damage to the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex in this handout taken March 16, 2011 and released March 17, 2011. REUTERS/Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO)/Handout

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<p>Official in protective gear talks to a woman who is from the evacuation area near the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant in Koriyama March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon </p>

Official in protective gear talks to a woman who is from the evacuation area near the Fukushima Daini nuclemore

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Official in protective gear talks to a woman who is from the evacuation area near the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant in Koriyama March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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<p>A Tokyo Electric Power official speaks to reporters at the disaster center in Fukushima, northern Japan March 15, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao</p>

A Tokyo Electric Power official speaks to reporters at the disaster center in Fukushima, northern Japan Marmore

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A Tokyo Electric Power official speaks to reporters at the disaster center in Fukushima, northern Japan March 15, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>Medical staff screen people who are concerned over radiation exposure at a public welfare center in Niigata, northern Japan March 16, 2011.
REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao </p>

Medical staff screen people who are concerned over radiation exposure at a public welfare center in Niigatamore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

Medical staff screen people who are concerned over radiation exposure at a public welfare center in Niigata, northern Japan March 16, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>Workers at the disaster response headquarters speak on telephones in Fukushima, northern Japan March 15, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao </p>

Workers at the disaster response headquarters speak on telephones in Fukushima, northern Japan March 15, 20more

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Workers at the disaster response headquarters speak on telephones in Fukushima, northern Japan March 15, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>Tokyo Electric Power officials hold an illustration of a nuclear plant as they answer reporters' questions at the disaster center in Fukushima, northern Japan March 15, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao </p>

Tokyo Electric Power officials hold an illustration of a nuclear plant as they answer reporters' questions more

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

Tokyo Electric Power officials hold an illustration of a nuclear plant as they answer reporters' questions at the disaster center in Fukushima, northern Japan March 15, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>A man who was evacuated from the vicinity of Fukushima's nuclear power plants is screened for radiation levels at a makeshift facility to screen, cleanse and isolate people with high radiation levels in Nihonmatsu, northern Japan, March 14, 2011, after a massive earthquake and tsunami that are feared to have killed more than 10,000 people. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao </p>

A man who was evacuated from the vicinity of Fukushima's nuclear power plants is screened for radiation levmore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

A man who was evacuated from the vicinity of Fukushima's nuclear power plants is screened for radiation levels at a makeshift facility to screen, cleanse and isolate people with high radiation levels in Nihonmatsu, northern Japan, March 14, 2011, after a massive earthquake and tsunami that are feared to have killed more than 10,000 people. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>A man who was evacuated from the vicinity of Fukushima's nuclear power plant washes his head at Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces (JGSDF)'s makeshift facility to cleanse people who might have been exposed to radiation in Nihonmatsu, northern Japan, March 14, 201. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao </p>

A man who was evacuated from the vicinity of Fukushima's nuclear power plant washes his head at Japan Grounmore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

A man who was evacuated from the vicinity of Fukushima's nuclear power plant washes his head at Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces (JGSDF)'s makeshift facility to cleanse people who might have been exposed to radiation in Nihonmatsu, northern Japan, March 14, 201. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>Officials in protective gear check for signs of radiation on children who are from the evacuation area near the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant in Koriyama, March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon </p>

Officials in protective gear check for signs of radiation on children who are from the evacuation area nearmore

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Officials in protective gear check for signs of radiation on children who are from the evacuation area near the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant in Koriyama, March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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<p>A girl who has been isolated at a makeshift facility to screen, cleanse and isolate people with high radiation levels, looks at her dog through a window in Nihonmatsu, northern Japan, March 14, 2011, after a massive earthquake and tsunami that are feared to have killed more than 10,000 people. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao</p>

A girl who has been isolated at a makeshift facility to screen, cleanse and isolate people with high radiatmore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

A girl who has been isolated at a makeshift facility to screen, cleanse and isolate people with high radiation levels, looks at her dog through a window in Nihonmatsu, northern Japan, March 14, 2011, after a massive earthquake and tsunami that are feared to have killed more than 10,000 people. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>People who are evacuated from a nursing home which is located in evacuation area around the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant, rest at a temporary shelter in Koriyama, March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon </p>

People who are evacuated from a nursing home which is located in evacuation area around the Fukushima Dainimore

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People who are evacuated from a nursing home which is located in evacuation area around the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant, rest at a temporary shelter in Koriyama, March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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<p>Caretakers carry a woman who is evacuated from a nursing home, which is located in the evacuation area near the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant, at a temporary shelter in Koriyama March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon </p>

Caretakers carry a woman who is evacuated from a nursing home, which is located in the evacuation area nearmore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

Caretakers carry a woman who is evacuated from a nursing home, which is located in the evacuation area near the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant, at a temporary shelter in Koriyama March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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<p>A boy plays with a balloon at an evacuation centre set in a gymnasium in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture in northern Japan, March 14, 2011, after an earthquake and tsunami struck the area. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao </p>

A boy plays with a balloon at an evacuation centre set in a gymnasium in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture in more

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

A boy plays with a balloon at an evacuation centre set in a gymnasium in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture in northern Japan, March 14, 2011, after an earthquake and tsunami struck the area. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>Evacuees hold blankets as they stand in a line to enter a temporary shelter after radiation leaked from an earthquake-damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor, in Koriyama, northeastern Japan March 12, 2011. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak </p>

Evacuees hold blankets as they stand in a line to enter a temporary shelter after radiation leaked from an more

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

Evacuees hold blankets as they stand in a line to enter a temporary shelter after radiation leaked from an earthquake-damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor, in Koriyama, northeastern Japan March 12, 2011. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak

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<p>The damaged roof of reactor number No. 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant after an explosion that blew off the upper part of the structure is seen in this handout photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, March 12, 2011. REUTERS/TEPCO/Handout </p>

The damaged roof of reactor number No. 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant after an explosion that blemore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

The damaged roof of reactor number No. 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant after an explosion that blew off the upper part of the structure is seen in this handout photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, March 12, 2011. REUTERS/TEPCO/Handout

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<p>Officials in protective gear stand next to people from the evacuation area near the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant, in Koriyama, March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon </p>

Officials in protective gear stand next to people from the evacuation area near the Fukushima Daini nuclearmore

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Officials in protective gear stand next to people from the evacuation area near the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant, in Koriyama, March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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<p>A caretaker helps a woman, evacuated from a nursing home, to a temporary shelter after radiation leaked from an earthquake-damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor, in Koriyama, northeastern Japan March 12, 2011. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak </p>

A caretaker helps a woman, evacuated from a nursing home, to a temporary shelter after radiation leaked fromore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

A caretaker helps a woman, evacuated from a nursing home, to a temporary shelter after radiation leaked from an earthquake-damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor, in Koriyama, northeastern Japan March 12, 2011. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak

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<p>A couple reads newspaper reports on the explosion at the No. 3 reactor of the Daiichi plant in Fukushima, at an evacuation center set in a gymnasium in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture in northern Japan, March 14, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao </p>

A couple reads newspaper reports on the explosion at the No. 3 reactor of the Daiichi plant in Fukushima, amore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

A couple reads newspaper reports on the explosion at the No. 3 reactor of the Daiichi plant in Fukushima, at an evacuation center set in a gymnasium in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture in northern Japan, March 14, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>Elderly people sleep on the floor at an evacuation center set in a gymnasium in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture in northern Japan, March 14, 2011, after an earthquake and tsunami struck the area. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao </p>

Elderly people sleep on the floor at an evacuation center set in a gymnasium in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefectmore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

Elderly people sleep on the floor at an evacuation center set in a gymnasium in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture in northern Japan, March 14, 2011, after an earthquake and tsunami struck the area. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>A woman covers her mouth as she watches a television reporting news of a fresh explosion at Japan's quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex, which is about 60 km (37 miles) from her restaurant, in Nihonmatsu, northern Japan March 14, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao </p>

A woman covers her mouth as she watches a television reporting news of a fresh explosion at Japan's quake-smore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

A woman covers her mouth as she watches a television reporting news of a fresh explosion at Japan's quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex, which is about 60 km (37 miles) from her restaurant, in Nihonmatsu, northern Japan March 14, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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<p>Residents, evacuated from their homes, wait in a military truck to move to a temporary shelter after radiation leaked from an earthquake-damaged Fukushima Daini nuclear reactor, in Koriyama, northeastern Japan March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak </p>

Residents, evacuated from their homes, wait in a military truck to move to a temporary shelter after radiatmore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

Residents, evacuated from their homes, wait in a military truck to move to a temporary shelter after radiation leaked from an earthquake-damaged Fukushima Daini nuclear reactor, in Koriyama, northeastern Japan March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak

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Officials in protective gear stand next to people from the evacuation area near the Fukushima Daini nuclearmore

2011年 3月 21日 Monday

Officials in protective gear stand next to people from the evacuation area near the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant, in Koriyama, March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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