Fukushima Student: “It seems like we are about to get killed” — “Anyone, please, please save the lives of Fukushima people and children … Gov’t abandoned us … Japan is clearly going insane … Nothing has gotten better”

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Fukushima Student: “It seems like we are about to get killed” — “Anyone, please, please save the lives of Fukushima people and children… Gov’t abandoned us… Japan is clearly going insane… Nothing has gotten better” (VIDEO) (ENENews, Nov 13, 2014):

IMDb – Kakusei: The Fukushima End (2014), Blondion Productions: Today the Japanese government assures its people of Fukushima’s safety and urges residents to move back. However, citizens are not convinced… Through the experiences of five individuals, this documentary reflects upon how culture has influenced the choices citizens make everyday, and how those have changed.

Closing scene from ‘Kakusei’:

  • Hikaru Abe, student in Soma, Fukushima (40 km north of Fukushima Daiichi) who stayed behind after his mother and younger brother evacuated: “Nothing has gotten better… The government was incapable to deal with issues, covered up information we needed and even put pressure on us. While many human errors were seen, people in Fukushima worked hard to move on with the support from all over the country. Fukushima is in the process of recovery. Our government abandoned us. Anyone, please, please save the lives of Fukushima people and children. Japan is clearly going insane. It seems like we are about to get killed. Please lend your strength to Fukushima.”

The documentary is extremely well produced. Its thoughtful subject matter, eye-catching cinematography and excellent sound design will hopefully soon be seen by millions. According to the film’s official trailer posted last year, “We are currently in need of funding to complete and distribute the film. Please lend your support and donate: http://www.blondion.com/support.”

This letter by Tomoko Hatsuzawa, a mother in Fukushima City, expresses sentiments similar to those shared by Hikaru. Hatsuzawa gave the letter to Hiroko Tabuchi of The New York Times, who also translates: “To people in the United States and around the world, I am so sorry for the uranium and plutonium that Japan has released into the environment. The fallout from Fukushima has already circled the world many times, reaching Hawaii, Alaska, and even New York. We live 60 kilometers (37 miles) from the plant and our homes have been contaminated beyond levels seen at Chernobyl… But the government will not help us. They tell us to stay put… I was eight years old when the Fukushima Daiichi plant opened. If I had understood what they were building, I would have fought against it. I didn’t realize that it contained dangers that would threaten my children, my children’s children and their children. I am grateful for all the aid all the world has sent us. Now, what we ask is for you to speak out against the Japanese government. Pressure them into taking action. Tell them to make protecting children their top priority. Thank you so much.”

Watch the Kakusei pre-screener here

4 thoughts on “Fukushima Student: “It seems like we are about to get killed” — “Anyone, please, please save the lives of Fukushima people and children … Gov’t abandoned us … Japan is clearly going insane … Nothing has gotten better””

  1. It was almost 4 years ago, shortly after the Fukushima event when Morgan Stanley defaulted on some big office building in Tokyo……obviously they knew it would not get any better, either.
    This is a crime against humanity. The bastards should be facing the world court, if one exists. The poisons from their disaster have killed the Pacific Ocean, the source of food and oxygen for millions.
    Where is the world court?
    Why is nothing said or done?
    Japan is vanishing, and the west coast of the Americas are dying, too..
    Where are the people?

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  2. All so terribly sad and criminal. These devious incompetent wreckless bastards will get their just rewards one day, I just wish I could be the one meting it out. Just as with the paedos.

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