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August 6, and 9, 2015 marked the 70th year since the first two atomic bombs were dropped on top of people. March 11, 2011 marks the 5th year since the Great East Japan EarthQuake and Tsunami. Nearly 200,000 people are still alive that bore witness to the atomic attacks. Nearly 200,000 nuclear refugees have been displaced from theirs home in Fukushima. This blogumentary gives voice to the people directly affected by nuclear technology. 

Years after the nuclear disaster in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, radiation levels are still dangerously high. The once lively towns are empty — the clocks stopped at the time of the earthquake, the buildings remain abandoned, and in place, food and unopened mail still sits within the homes. Yet passing through checkpoints and donning protective garb, some prior residents return to visit their homes and share their stories and caution against nuclear power.

As time passes and billions of dollars are spent on clean-up efforts, radiation levels have begun to fall. Exclusion zone towns that are furthest from the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant are beginning to see restrictions lifted, however, those closer to the epicenter of the disaster may never be able to return.

Read more on how six years later, Frozen Clocks and Radiation Mark Fukushima's Abandoned Towns http://news.nationalgeographic.com/20...