Remembering the Horrific Nuclear Disaster of Fukushima, Eleven Years Later
A personal reflection in light of current world events
This is a personal reflection that was written in response to Japonica Publication’s call-for-submissions to commemorate the eleventh anniversary of the disaster of Fukushima on 2011, March 11.
To be honest, it has been very hard for me to write about anything these days. My mind is somewhere else. Specifically, thinking about the tragedy that is playing out in Ukraine, even as I write this story.
Don’t worry, this is a story for Japonica Publication, so this is a story about Japan.
When Disaster Struck Fukushima
I still recall the day when calamity struck the Eastern coast of Japan on 2011, March 11. I was in Singapore, at that time still a graduate student in sociology. When I first heard the news about the massive earthquake that had rattled the eastern part of Japan, I did not know that there was a nuclear power plant in Fukushima.
Little did I know that the damage from the tsunami would soon begin one of the most frightening nuclear accidents in history.
The tsunami that struck Fukushima breached the sea walls and the Fukushima reactors, shutting off…
