See what Fukushima looks like 15 years after the nuclear disaster

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The three active cores at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant experienced meltdowns.
The three active cores at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant experienced meltdowns.

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We moved to Japan after nearly a decade of careful planning. Living here is still nothing like we expected.

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Man and woman at Ono Park
We spent eight years planning our dream move from New Zealand to Japan. No amount of research prepared me for the loss of my identity.

Kerri King

I visited Punch, the famous baby monkey, in Japan. Here's what TikTok doesn't show.

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Punch pulling his Ikea toy at Ichikawa City Zoo.
Reeno Hashimoto took a train to Japan's Ichikawa City Zoo to visit Punch, a macaque that's gone viral on TikTok.

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I got the 'perfect job' in my field after graduating. Two years later, I left it all behind and moved to Tokyo.

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Woman smiling with drink in front of park area
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Alessa Hickman

We wanted to freeze time with our daughters. So we rented out our house and sent them to school in 3 countries in one year.

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Man and woman in glasses with sweaters around their shoulders.
Lisa Lucas and her husband rented out their London home and spent a year living out of backpacks with their two daughters across the US, Japan, and the Netherlands.

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A Japanese toilet maker and seasoning giant are unlikely winners of the AI boom

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Tokyo tower
AI demand is boosting unexpected Japanese companies — including a toilet maker and a seasoning giant.

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Travelers endured a half-day flight to nowhere after their plane u-turned over the Arctic 7 hours into the journey

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An All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-9 takes off from Haneda airport in Tokyo on October 29, 2025.
An ANA Boeing 787 departing Tokyo's Haneda Airport.

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I built my career in Japan as an American. I learned there's one thing that's non-negotiable.

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A woman in a black blazer standing on a bridge in Japan.
Lauren Rose Kocher moved to Japan

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The Irish have taken a liking to AI. Japan, not so much.

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Irish rugby fans sing the national anthem
Irish rugby fans sing the national anthem

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I didn't want my family's old house in Japan to sit empty — so I turned it into a café

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Aoi Onodera in his café in Japan.
Aoi Onodera turned his great aunt's house in Japan into a cafe.

Reeno Hashimoto

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