Kazuto Tatsuta
Autor von Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
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The book addresses the fault and larger societal implications only slightly, or at least not definitively. Tatsuta doesn't take a stand for or against nuclear power in general, or the fault of the company or government in the matter. At one point he asks a coworker who both had to evacuate and was part of the complany that ran the plant, "Don't you feel anger or hatred at TEPCO for this mess?" The response was that yes, but it was his company that caused it, and if he doesn't clean it then the people who evacuated will never be able to return. "We're the only ones who can do anything about it." The author reflects later about his coworker's, "Anger as a resident, and duty as a worker... Mr. Ono was both victim and perpetrator in this delicate situation, and I had no right to quibble with his views. I'm just an outsider coming in from Tokyo to work." Suffice to say, not everyone would react the same way.
I recommend this for manga fans of course, and also as a way to discuss nuclear power, Japanese culture, odd jobs or blue-collar work, and processing complicated experiences. At the end he misses it, even though it was not a fun experience.… (mehr)