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Now playing Next no comment From nuclear to neutral Greenpeace in Hungary commemorated the anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear accident by lighting up lanterns powered by solar energy on the main 12/03/2016
Now playing Next Japan Last man in Fukushima: Matsumura Naoto Japan has been marking five years since a massive earthquake and tsunami destroyed towns and triggered the world’s worst nuclear disaster since 11/03/2016
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