Japan's homeless recruited for Fukushima clean-up
- 1/21
Shizuya Nishiyama, a 57-year-old homeless man from Hokkaido, poses for a photo in front of an automatic ticket barrier at Sendai Station in Sendai, northern Japan
REUTERS - 2/21
Shizuya Nishiyama, a 57-year-old homeless man from Hokkaido, takes an escalator at Sendai Station
REUTERS - 3/21
Shizuya Nishiyama shows a notebook for radioactive exposure management for workers involved in the clean up of areas affected by the Fukushima nuclear disaster at Sendai Station in Sendai
REUTERS - 4/21
Homeless men snuggle in sleeping bags inside an abeyant fountain equipment and on bench seats at an underground passage near Sendai Station in Sendai
REUTERS - 5/21
Shizuya Nishiyama from Hokkaido shows a notebook for radioactive exposure management for workers involved in the clean up of areas affected by the Fukushima nuclear disaster at Sendai Station
REUTERS - 6/21
Shizuya Nishiyama, a 57-year-old homeless man from Hokkaido, walks at Sendai Station in Sendai, northern Japan
REUTERS - 7/21
Shizuya Nishiyama, a 57-year-old homeless man from Hokkaido, speaks during an interview with Reuters at Sendai Station in Sendai, northern Japan
REUTERS - 8/21
People walk on an overhead bridge near Sendai Station in Sendai
REUTERS - 9/21
Shizuya Nishiyama, a 57-year-old homeless man from Hokkaido, and an another homeless man sleep as a passerby walks past at Sendai Station in Sendai, northern Japan
REUTERS - 10/21
Shizuya Nishiyama, a 57-year-old homeless man from Hokkaido, walks at Sendai Station in Sendai, northern Japan
REUTERS - 11/21
Shizuya Nishiyama, a 57-year-old homeless man from Hokkaido, speaks during an interview with Reuters at Sendai Station in Sendai, northern Japan
REUTERS - 12/21
Seiji Sasa, a 67-year-old former professional wrestling promoter, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Sendai, northern Japan
REUTERS - 13/21
Shizuya Nishiyama, a 57-year-old homeless man from Hokkaido, rests on a bench at a park near Sendai Station in Sendai
REUTERS - 14/21
Seiji Sasa, a 67-year-old former professional wrestling promoter, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Sendai, northern Japan
REUTERS - 15/21
Seiji Sasa, a 67-year-old former professional wrestling promoter, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Sendai, northern Japan
REUTERS - 16/21
A sign board for recruitment is displayed at Shuto Kogyo's dormitory for workers as snow falls in Tome, Miyagi prefecture
REUTERS - 17/21
Workers' boots are seen through a window at Shuto Kogyo's dormitory for workers in Tome, Miyagi prefecture
REUTERS - 18/21
Shizuya Nishiyama, a 57-year-old homeless man from Hokkaido, and an another homeless man sleep as a passerby walks past at Sendai Station in Sendai, northern Japan
REUTERS - 19/21
A homeless man rests on the ground at a concourse of Sendai Station in Sendai, northern Japan
REUTERS - 20/21
A homeless man snuggles in a sleeping bag on a bench at an underground passage near Sendai Station in Sendai
REUTERS - 21/21
Plastic bags containing belongings of homeless men are placed on a signpost at an underground passage near Sendai Station in Sendai, northern Japan
REUTERS
Almost three years ago, a massive earthquake and tsunami leveled villages across Japan's northeast coast and set off multiple meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant. Today, the most ambitious radiation clean-up ever attempted is running behind schedule. The effort is being dogged by both a lack of oversight and a shortage of workers, according to a Reuters analysis of contracts and interviews with dozens of those involved.
In January, October and November, Japanese gangsters were arrested on charges of infiltrating construction giant Obayashi Corp's network of decontamination subcontractors and illegally sending workers to the government-funded project. (Reuters)
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