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    Japan wants Fukushima evacuees to go home. They're not so sure.

    Feb 21, 2018 4 minutes
    Toru Takeda in an evacuee's apartment in Yonezawa, Japan on Jan. 28. Mr. Takeda has advocated for evacuees who relocated after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant meltdown in 2011, triggered by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.

    For Toru Takeda, the best and worst parts of life in Yonezawa are the same: snow. Located in the mountains 150 miles north of Tokyo, the city typically lies under a few feet every winter. It snows so much that many streets in Yonezawa are equipped with sprinklers that spray warm underground water to keep them clear.

    Mr. Takeda is still getting used to the sheer amount of snow and the inconveniences that come with it. Train delays. Slow traffic. Shoveling. It doesn’t snow nearly as much in Fukushima City, his hometown, an hour-long drive away in good weather.

    But snow has its benefits when it melts. “The soil here is rich because the snow melts slowly,” Takeda

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