15 Years Later: Fukushima’s “Ghost Towns” Still Remind Japan of the 2011 Tragedy 🇯🇵 Fifteen years after the devastating 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, some towns in Fukushima Prefecture remain nearly empty. In Futaba, once home to over 7,000 residents, only about 200 people have returned. Many homes still stand abandoned, and areas near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant remain restricted. The tragedy is a powerful reminder that rebuilding after disaster takes decades—but resilienc