description Fukushima Overview
Fukushima can refer to Fukushima Prefecture and to Fukushima City, the prefectural capital, in Japan's Tohoku region. The prefecture contains the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, where the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011 caused a major nuclear accident. Fukushima City is inland and is separate from the coastal communities that host the plant, so the name describes both a wider administrative area and a particular city.
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Is Fukushima a city or a prefecture?
Fukushima can mean Fukushima City or Fukushima Prefecture in Japan's Tohoku region. Fukushima City is the prefectural capital, while the wider prefecture includes many other municipalities.
Where is the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station?
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station is in Fukushima Prefecture. The earthquake and tsunami of March 2011 caused the major nuclear accident there.
What happened at Fukushima Daiichi in 2011?
A major earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 caused a nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiichi. The event is distinct from ordinary travel to Fukushima City, which is the prefectural capital.
What is Fukushima City known as?
Fukushima City is the capital of Fukushima Prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan. The city should not be treated as synonymous with the entire prefecture or the Daiichi plant site.
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