A Year On, Japan Is Still Looking For The Road Ahead
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A Year On, Japan Is Still Looking For The Road Ahead

Fukushima : Japan | Mar 09, 2012 at 12:44 AM PST
Source: National Public Radio
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March 9, 2012 A year after suffering the worst nuclear accident in its history, Japan is still struggling to understand what happened at the Fukushima nuclear plant in the country's northeast. Last week, an independent commission released a report arguing that Japan narrowly averted what could have... FULL ARTICLE AT National Public Radio
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