Abandoned equipment in an overgrown playground. NurPhoto via Getty Images
Futaba, north-eastern Japan. Until recently, the town, home to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, had been entirely empty of residents since the disaster in March 2011. AP
Fast-food restaurant owner Atsuko Yamamoto serves a customer at her shop, Penguin, in the town centre. The area only recently started to undergo reconstruction after the nuclear disaster and earthquake 11 years ago. AP
A bus driver prepares to run a shuttle service between Futaba train station and a nuclear disaster memorial museum. AP
An abandoned shop. Most damaged buildings in Futaba have been torn down in the past 11 years. AP
A damaged Buddhist temple and a kindergarten lie abandoned. AP
Heavy-duty machinery sits unattended in the evening beside a building that is set to be torn down. AP
The building site of a planned apartment complex in Futaba. A tiny section of the town has reopened for the first time since all 7,000 residents had to flee. AP
A destroyed and abandoned warehouse. NurPhoto via Getty Images
A dilapidated, empty shop that used to sell cosmetics. NurPhoto via Getty Images
An artist creating a mural on an outer wall of the disused fire station in Futaba. NurPhoto via Getty Images
Abandoned equipment in an overgrown playground. NurPhoto via Getty Images
Futaba, north-eastern Japan. Until recently, the town, home to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, had been entirely empty of residents since the disaster in March 2011. AP
Fast-food restaurant owner Atsuko Yamamoto serves a customer at her shop, Penguin, in the town centre. The area only recently started to undergo reconstruction after the nuclear disaster and earthquake 11 years ago. AP
A bus driver prepares to run a shuttle service between Futaba train station and a nuclear disaster memorial museum. AP
An abandoned shop. Most damaged buildings in Futaba have been torn down in the past 11 years. AP
A damaged Buddhist temple and a kindergarten lie abandoned. AP
Heavy-duty machinery sits unattended in the evening beside a building that is set to be torn down. AP
The building site of a planned apartment complex in Futaba. A tiny section of the town has reopened for the first time since all 7,000 residents had to flee. AP
A destroyed and abandoned warehouse. NurPhoto via Getty Images
A dilapidated, empty shop that used to sell cosmetics. NurPhoto via Getty Images
An artist creating a mural on an outer wall of the disused fire station in Futaba. NurPhoto via Getty Images
Abandoned equipment in an overgrown playground. NurPhoto via Getty Images
