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Japan’s no-go zone

Beyond the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, for at least 12 miles in any direction, the Japanese government maintains a no-entry zone, with teams of policemen sealing off all roads going in.

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A man directs traffic at a vehicle radiation decontamination center at J-Village, a soccer training complex serving as an operation base for those battling Japan's nuclear disaster at the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, in Fukushima prefecture, Japan.

David Guttenfelder / AP

A worker carries his belongings as he walks among the temporary housing structures erected for workers at J-Village, near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, Japan.

A worker carries his belongings as he walks among the temporary housing structures erected for workers at J-Village, near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, Japan.

Pool photo / Reuters

Workers in protective suits and masks wait to enter the emergency operation center at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in Okuma Town, Fukushima prefecture.

Workers in protective suits and masks wait to enter the emergency operation center at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in Okuma Town, Fukushima prefecture.

David Guttenfelder / via Bloomberg News

Feral cattle feed on grass at an abandoned pasture in between Tomioka and Naraha town, a no-entry zone near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, Japan.

Feral cattle feed on grass at an abandoned pasture in between Tomioka and Naraha town, a no-entry zone near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, Japan.

Ken Satomi / The Yomiuri Shimbun

An official from Tokyo Electric Power Co., right, and another man, both wearing protective suits and masks, ride on a bus as they pass by the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, seen through a bus window, in Okuma Town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan.

An official from Tokyo Electric Power Co., right, and another man, both wearing protective suits and masks, ride on a bus as they pass by the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, seen through a bus window, in Okuma Town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan.

David Guttenfelder / via Bloomberg News

The Unit 4 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station is seen through a bus window in Okuma, Japan. Members of the media allowed into Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant saw a striking scene of devastation: twisted and overturned vehicles, crumbling reactor buildings and piles of rubble virtually untouched since the tsunami and earthquake struck more than eight months ago.

The Unit 4 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station is seen through a bus window in Okuma, Japan. Members of the media allowed into Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant saw a striking scene of devastation: twisted and overturned vehicles, crumbling reactor buildings and piles of rubble virtually untouched since the tsunami and earthquake struck more than eight months ago.

David Guttenfelder / AP

A feral ostrich, which is believed to have run away from an ostrich farm, is seen at the Tomioka fishing port in the no-entry zone near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, Japan.

A feral ostrich, which is believed to have run away from an ostrich farm, is seen at the Tomioka fishing port in the no-entry zone near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, Japan.

Eiji Kaji / The Yomiuri Shimbun

Masami Yoshizawa makes daily visits to his contaminated farmland in Namie, Japan, preferring a dangerous reminder of his old life to no reminder at all.

Masami Yoshizawa makes daily visits to his contaminated farmland in Namie, Japan, preferring a dangerous reminder of his old life to no reminder at all.

Kenji Chiga / for The Washington Post

About 20 cows starved to death on this farm in Namie, Japan.

About 20 cows starved to death on this farm in Namie, Japan.

Kenji Chiga / for The Washington Post

Masami Yoshizawa, in Namie, Japan, talks about the transmission line towers, which are not used now.

Masami Yoshizawa, in Namie, Japan, talks about the transmission line towers, which are not used now.

Kenji Chiga / for The Washington Post

Transmission line towers can be seen behind cows at the M Ranch, a 30-hectare farm near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Transmission line towers can be seen behind cows at the M Ranch, a 30-hectare farm near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Kenji Chiga / for The Washington Post

Cows at the M Ranch in Namie, Japan.

Cows at the M Ranch in Namie, Japan.

Kenji Chiga / for The Washington Post

Masami Yoshizawa displays a Geiger counter in Namie, Japan.

Masami Yoshizawa displays a Geiger counter in Namie, Japan.

Kenji Chiga / for The Washington Post

Masami Yoshizawa checks a machine that provides water for cows at the M Ranch in Namie, Japan.

Masami Yoshizawa checks a machine that provides water for cows at the M Ranch in Namie, Japan.

Kenji Chiga / for The Washington Post

Masami Yoshizawa feeds cows at the M Ranch in Namie, Japan.

Masami Yoshizawa feeds cows at the M Ranch in Namie, Japan.

Kenji Chiga / for The Washington Post

Masami Yoshizawa shares live video on Ustream of the M Ranch in Namie, Japan.

Masami Yoshizawa shares live video on Ustream of the M Ranch in Namie, Japan.

Kenji Chiga / for The Washington Post

Masami Yoshizawa in the cow house of the M Ranch in Namie, Japan.

Masami Yoshizawa in the cow house of the M Ranch in Namie, Japan.

Kenji Chiga / for The Washington Post

Traffic on a main road passing through Namie, Japan, is rare now, though some 78,000 people once resided here. Only a handful of people have been permitted to return.

Traffic on a main road passing through Namie, Japan, is rare now, though some 78,000 people once resided here. Only a handful of people have been permitted to return.

Kenji Chiga / for The Washington Post

Rubble in Namie, Japan, that has not been removed since the March 11 disaster.

Rubble in Namie, Japan, that has not been removed since the March 11 disaster.

Kenji Chiga / for The Washington Post

A man dressed in protective clothing visits his family grave during a four-hour temporary home visit at no-entry zone in Okumamachi, near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

A man dressed in protective clothing visits his family grave during a four-hour temporary home visit at no-entry zone in Okumamachi, near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Jun Yasukawa / The Yomiuri Shimbun

The view from the door of a gymnasium in Namie, Japan, that suffered a great deal of damage.

The view from the door of a gymnasium in Namie, Japan, that suffered a great deal of damage.

Kenji Chiga / for The Washington Post

An elementary school classroom in Namie, Japan.

An elementary school classroom in Namie, Japan.

Kenji Chiga / for The Washington Post

A rose garden in Namie, Japan.

A rose garden in Namie, Japan.

Kenji Chiga / for The Washington Post

Cars washed up by the tsunami and partly covered by weeds in Namie, Japan.

Cars washed up by the tsunami and partly covered by weeds in Namie, Japan.

Kenji Chiga / for The Washington Post

A roadside in Namie, Japan, is filled with a boat and rubble carried by the tsunami.

A roadside in Namie, Japan, is filled with a boat and rubble carried by the tsunami.

Kenji Chiga / for The Washington Post

The Ogaki dam in Namie, Japan, has dried up.

The Ogaki dam in Namie, Japan, has dried up.

Kenji Chiga / for The Washington Post

Evacuees observe a moment of silence for the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at temporary housing units in Minamisoma, Fukushima prefecture.

Evacuees observe a moment of silence for the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at temporary housing units in Minamisoma, Fukushima prefecture.

Masamine Kawaguchi / The Yomiuri Shimbun

Koji Imai, right, and his family, who evacuated from Tomiokamachi near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, have dinner at a temporary housing unit.

Koji Imai, right, and his family, who evacuated from Tomiokamachi near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, have dinner at a temporary housing unit.

Yoichi Hayashi / The Yomiuri Shimbun

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