Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
  • Published: 7 March 2017
  • ISBN: 9781632363558
  • Imprint: Kodansha
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 536
  • RRP: $65.00
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Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

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A worker assigned to the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant (designated "1-F") in the aftermath of the 2011 tsunami wrote and drew this memoir, depicting his part in the dangerous and unprecedented cleanup effort. This frank depiction will appeal to nonfiction readers eager for a unique, firsthand look inside the causes, consequences, and long road back from the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.

  • Will read left to right for appeal to mainstream American readers.

    • Ages 13 and up.

    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
    • Published: 7 March 2017
    • ISBN: 9781632363558
    • Imprint: Kodansha
    • Format: Paperback
    • Pages: 536
    • RRP: $65.00
    Categories:

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

    "An antidote to patchy information from the government and the plant's operator, and at times wildly speculative media reports... replete with vocabulary and work practices only an insider could know." -The Guardian
    "A realistic portrayal, without a plot or political messages -- [Tatsuta] just tells it like it is." -Wired
    "[Tatsuta] depicts aspects of what workers at the plant are really going through. Such things are known only to those who've worked there." -NHK