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Abandoned at Futaba Hospital

“Evacuation complete” with 227 patients left behind during Fukushima disaster

Even 10 years later, few have examined why 227 hospital patients and retirement home residents had to wait days for rescue.

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Rather than strict rules imposed by the government, Japan's tobacco industry operates under a set of voluntary standards.

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Abandoned at Futaba Hospital

35 patients left behind for fourth time as miscommunication plagued SDF rescue operation (6)

Leaving a strategy meeting early. Not knowing counterparts' contact information. Passing like strangers on the road.

2021.04.13 8:39 　Nanami Nakagawa

Abandoned at Futaba Hospital

The doctor separated from his patients (5)

Hospital staff, forced to retreat due to radiation, hoped to assist the Self-Defense Forces evacuate the remaining patients. But the SDF neither met nor communicated with the physicians.

2021.04.09 14:46 　Nanami Nakagawa

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