🔍 Thirteen years after the catastrophic 2011 earthquake and tsunami triggered a meltdown at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, a new CGTN documentary is cutting through the fog of uncertainty surrounding one of history's worst nuclear disasters.
📡 Armed with Geiger counters and cameras, investigators ventured into the exclusion zone, revealing startling radiation readings in areas once deemed 'safe.' The film exposes lingering challenges—from controversial ocean discharges of treated radioactive water to communities grappling with displacement and distrust.
🌊 'We wanted to show what's beneath the surface,' says the documentary team, interviewing scientists, displaced residents, and cleanup crews. Footage shows abandoned supermarkets frozen in time and fishing boats docked indefinitely—powerful reminders of a disaster that keeps giving.
⚡ Why does this matter now? With Japan continuing to release treated wastewater into the Pacific and Olympic softball games controversially held in Fukushima in 2021, the film reignites debates about nuclear safety and corporate accountability that resonate globally.
