Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant by Tatsuta, Kazuto

Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

On March 11, 2011, Japan suffered the largest earthquake in its modern history. The 9.0-magnitude quake threw...
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Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant by Tatsuta, Kazuto

Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

$66.03

Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

$66.03
Author: Kazuto Tatsuta
Format: Paperback
Language: English
On March 11, 2011, Japan suffered the largest earthquake in its modern history. The 9.0-magnitude quake threw up a devastating tsunami that wiped away entire towns, and caused, in the months afterward, three nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant. Altogether, it was the costliest natural disaster in human history.

This is not the story of that disaster.

This is the story of a man who took a job. Kazuto Tatsuta was an amateur artist who signed onto the dangerous task of cleaning up the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, which the workers came to call "Ichi-F." This is the story of that challenging work, of the trials faced by the local citizens, and of the unique camaraderie that built up between the mostly blue-collar workers who had to face the devious and invisible threat of radiation on a daily basis. After six months, Tatsuta's body had absorbed the maximum annual dose of radiation allowed by regulations, and he was forced to take a break from the work crew, giving him the time to create this unprecedented, unauthorized, award-winning view of daily life at Fukushima Daiichi.

"I drew this manga because I wanted people to see what day-to-day life at the nuclear power plant is like. Because I believe that's essential to the future of our country."
-Kazuto Tatsuta

Author: Kazuto Tatsuta
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Published: 03/07/2017
Pages: 536
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.70w x 1.80d
ISBN: 9781632363558
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
After participating in the Fukushima nuclear cleanup effort for six months in 2012, before being forced to quit due to radiation exposure, Kazuto Tatsuta decided to draw a graphic memoir about his experiences to give the public a look inside the secretive effort. Ichi-F started as a short amateur manga, which was extended into a longer work after winning the Morning Manga Open Award. It is his professional manga debut.

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