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In Rural Fukushima, 'The Border Between Monkeys And Humans Has Blurred'

A macaque monkey in a tree in Fukushima prefecture. After the 2011 nuclear disaster, towns and neighborhoods in Fukushima were left devoid of humans for years, and nature started to reclaim the space. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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In Rural Fukushima, 'The Border Between Monkeys And Humans Has Blurred'

After people evacuated their homes following a nuclear disaster in the Japanese prefecture, nature started to reclaim the space. The humans are trying to return, but it's an uneasy coexistence.

In Rural Fukushima, 'The Border Between Monkeys And Humans Has Blurred'

A macaque monkey in a tree in Fukushima prefecture. After the 2011 nuclear disaster, towns and neighborhoods in Fukushima were left devoid of humans for years, and nature started to reclaim the space. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Recovering Fukushima

In Rural Fukushima, 'The Border Between Monkeys And Humans Has Blurred'

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In Rural Fukushima, 'The Border Between Monkeys And Humans Has Blurred'

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