The earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan’s coast and nuclear
power plant two years ago has had long-lasting effects. Though the risk of
developing cancer as a result of the explosion of the nuclear power plant has
risen slightly for people who live in the area, the psychological effects have
been much greater. The stigma associated to the people who once lived near the
Fukushima power plant, currently a “ghost town,” may have severe psychological
results. The disaster itself has caused anxiety, depression, and fear in many
of those who were involved. Although the exposure to radiation has not greatly
increased the former-residents’ chances of developing cancer, it has caused
mutations in local butterflies and cesium levels in fish to be 250 times greater
than the excepted amount.
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