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Questions raised about progress, safety of Fukushima decontamination work
As radiation levels fell, public sector workers evacuated during the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster were ordered to return and push on with decontamination work....
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A Tunisian woman’s journey to freedom and the right to be herself in Japan
It was on a basketball court that Nahed* finally knew she...
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Unfiltered On the Ground: The Olympics: Complex Feelings
Name: Max Power*
Hometown: Newcastle, England
Present City: Newcastle, England
I’m from Newcastle, England, and next to where I live is a marine college that’s recognized worldwide for...
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Hometown: Osaka, Japan
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