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Individual Stories behind the Fukushima Nuclear Tragedy
April 30, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Japanese photojournalist Obara will give a talk about individual stories of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear workers in Fukushima. Many aspects of the accident and working conditions forced nuclear workers to be silent after the accident. Workers became invisible from the society. He had tried to uncover their individual stories. In this talk, Obara will also show his latest pictures in current Fukushima in 2021.
Kazuma Obara (Japan, 1985) is a photojournalist based in Japan. Focusing on personal stories in nuclear tragedy. He engaged in the project of Fukushima and Chernobyl nuclear accident and Bikini nuclear testing. His long term documentary series “Exposure” received First Prize in the World Press Photo 2016 People category. Obara currently works on the project of COVID-19 under the support of National Geographic Society.
3:00pm-4:00pm Colloquium presentation
4:00pm-5:00pm Informal discussion
4153 Etcheverry Hall, MC 1730 (map) University of California
Berkeley, California 94720
510-642-4077
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510-642-5760
510-642-5760