Evacuation zone

( Mainichi Shimbun, Reuters / April 7, 2011 )

Police officers wearing radiation protection suits collect photo albums as they search for victims in Minamisoma, inside the deserted evacuation zone established for the 20 km radius near the Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima Prefecture in this photo taken by Mainichi Shimbun. Japan's neighbors sounded increasingly alarmed over the risk of radiation from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, while figures showed the number of foreign visitors to the country had slumped during what should be the peak tourist season.