Japan's reliance on fossil fuels has risen since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster — except in Fukushima itself. The prefecture aims to be entirely fueled by renewable energy by 2040. 'We have to change,' a local says. 'This is for future generations.'
Hiroyuki Endo's grave sits in the middle of the solar farm he and his family built after fleeing Fukushima.Hiroyuki Endo's grave sits in the middle of the solar farm he and his family built after fleeing Fukushima.Atop a small hill on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu sits a small solar farm with big, broad panels lined up in rows, tilting to catch the sun. Lush vegetation creeps over the edges of the surrounding fence.
The grave belongs to Hiroyuki Endo, a supervisor and maintenance worker at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power PlantHe fled Fukushima with his family after the disaster and settled nearly 1,000 miles away, as far south as they could drive. He and his family decided to build this solar farm for a living. When Hiroyuki suddenly died four years ago of a brain aneurysm, his wife, Chiyomi Endo, took over.
in which a massive earthquake and tsunami damaged the Daiichi plant. Nuclear power, which once produced nearly a third of Japan's energy, ground to a halt when all 54 of the country's nuclear reactors were taken offline as new safety regulations were imposed. The Japanese government offered huge incentives for renewable energy production, looking to fill the gap.Chiyomi Endo stands beside her husband's grave.
The Endos' solar farm is on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, as far south as they could drive from Fukushima.The Endos' solar farm is on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, as far south as they could drive from Fukushima.But her husband, who worked at Daiichi for over two decades, also felt betrayed by the industry.
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