I'd worked in Fukushima in the past, which was when I came into contact with the Tanjis.
But that was already 17 years ago, and it was only through the newly released book, "Chronicle Fukushima," that I learned about what happened to them after the triple disasters of March 11.

The book is a record of lectures on the nuclear disaster and seven interviews, including one with the Tanji family.
Guitarist and composer Yoshihide Otomo, 52, who has composed music for films and television dramas both in Japan and abroad, served as lecturer and interviewer. Having spent his youth in Watari, Otomo's emotional attachment to the area comes through crystal clear in the book.

As it turned out, the Tanji family had been torn apart. The book provides a vivid account of the Tanjis sending their son's wife and child off to Nagoya on March 14, just before the explosions at the nuclear power plant that spread radioactive materials far and wide.

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