KORIYAMA, Japan - She's 21, has thyroid cancer, and wants people in her prefecture in northeastern Japan to get screened for it. That statement might not seem provocative, but her prefecture is Fukushima, and of the 173 young people with confirmed or suspected cases since the 2011 nuclear meltdowns there, she is the first to speak out.
Associated Press: Woman breaks silence among Fukushima thyroid cancer patients
A protester holds a fan during an anti-nuclear demonstration rally in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on March 11, 2016. Hundreds of demonstrators staged the anti-nuclear rally on the fifth anniversary day of 2011 quake and tsunami disaster in northern Japan.
