Return to Fukushima

"Fascinating . . . a compelling message about a crucial question―one so crucial that it bears on the survival of the earth."
—Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

“Eloquent and haunting . . . Its searing tableau of immense destruction and decades of danger ahead is all the more relevant today as warfare sweeps back and forth across another country dotted with nuclear power plants, Ukraine.”
—Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold’s Ghost and American Midnight

“Excellent . . . I would recommend this book to anyone who is as concerned as I am about the ongoing pressure of the international nuclear lobby to construct hundreds of reactors globally as the ‘answer’ to global warming.”
—Helen Caldicott, co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility and nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize

“Return to Fukushima paints a vivid picture of the ongoing Fukushima disaster and the lives of thousands of people upended by the events of March 2011. It exposes the role of the Japanese government in building the nuclear infrastructure that devastated the region. As long as governments around the world refuse to recognize that catastrophic accidents involving nuclear reactors are inevitable—even if infrequent—and continue building new plants, we will likely witness more zones of devastation. This book, thus, offers a preview of potential future suffering.”
—M.V. Ramana, Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the University of British Columbia.

“Return to Fukushima captures the voices of people who are not just victims but survivors of this ongoing nuclear disaster. Thomas Bass has done a wonderful job in bringing their profound messages to the world.”
—Caitlin Stronell, Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center, Tokyo

“Japan continues to accept levels of radiation exposure for its people that are without precedent. This book explains how the Fukushima nuclear disaster is far from over and how we ignore its lessons at our peril.”
—Tilman Ruff, Nobel laureate, co-president of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War

“This book is a very useful corrective to the Japanese government's immoral efforts to whitewash the Fukushima tragedy and to persuade Japanese people to accept more nuclear power. Thomas Bass is a fine writer as he guides us through this compelling story.”
—Ian Fairlie, former UK official and consultant to the European Union on radiation risks from nuclear power plants

“This book will show you, with remarkable concision, how Japanese officials are pushing the ‘recovery’ of Fukushima with little care for citizens’ well-being, let alone any willingness to acknowledge responsibility. So much for any "lessons" learned from the disaster, as Japan prepares to re-open its reactors and dump tons of nuclear waste into the Pacific.” 
—Norma Field, Distinguished Service Professor in Japanese Studies, University of Chicago