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What Fukushima's cherry trees tell us about Japan's reinvention

Visitors walk under illuminated cherry blossoms in full bloom along the Chidorigafuchi Moat in Tokyo, Japan, April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Yuya Shino - D1AESWVACTAD

A symbol of reconstruction. Image: REUTERS/Yuya Shino

Sébastien Travadel
Chargé de recherche en ingénierie et sécurité industrielle, Centre de recherche sur les risques et les crises, , Mines ParisTech
Aurélien Portelli
Chargé d’enseignement recherche en histoire des risques industriels, , Mines ParisTech
Franck Guarnieri
Directeur du Centre de recherche sur les risques et les crises, , Mines ParisTech
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 A photo selected for the NHK Fukushima cherry-tree competition.
A photo selected for the NHK Fukushima cherry-tree competition. Image: NHK/MCJP
 Two IAEA agents examine work Unit 4 of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (April 17, 2013).
Two IAEA agents examine work Unit 4 of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (April 17, 2013). Image: Greg Webb/IAEA, CC BY
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