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March 28, 2013 08:05 pm GMT
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Tour Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Zone With Google Street View
Two years after the devastating nuclear meltdown at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant, it's now possible to explore one of the country's radiation-soaked towns via Google Street View.
Google's Street View cars were invited to photograph the town of Namie, Japan by its mayor, Tamotsu Baba. Baba, along with the town's 21,000 residents, has been relocated across the country and is unable to return home due to the still-present risk of radiation poisoning
Google's photographs, shot earlier this month, reveal a ghastly, abandoned town still partially damaged by the earthquake and tsunami that sparked the Fukushima disaster Read more...
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