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Guy Sneaks Into The Fukushima Exclusion Zone, Posts Never-Before-Seen Pics Of Town Untouched Since 2011
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Guy Sneaks Into The Fukushima Exclusion Zone, Posts Never-Before-Seen Pics Of Town Untouched Since 2011

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When the Fukushima nuclear disaster struck Japan, residents within 18 miles of the plant were urged to evacuate. Five years have passed since then and the established exclusion zone is still closed to outsiders.

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However, human desire to explore the unknown sometimes wins over set rules and regulations. Keow Wee Loong, a 27 -year-old Malaysian photographer, chose to ignore long government procedures and illegally snuck into Fukushima’s exclusion zone, bypassing police patrols and barricades. “It feels like a real-life version of Fallout” – Keow Wee told Bored Panda. Equipped with only a gas mask, the daredevil didn’t fear to expose his bare skin to heightened levels of radiation in order to snap some never-before-seen photos of towns, untouched since 2011.

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    Rokas Laurinavičius

    Rokas Laurinavičius

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    Rokas is a writer at Bored Panda with a BA in Communication. After working for a sculptor, he fell in love with visual storytelling and enjoys covering everything from TV shows (any Sopranos fans out there?) to photography. Throughout his years in Bored Panda, over 300 million people have read the posts he's written, which is probably more than he could count to.

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    Rokas Laurinavičius

    Rokas Laurinavičius

    Author, BoredPanda staff

    Rokas is a writer at Bored Panda with a BA in Communication. After working for a sculptor, he fell in love with visual storytelling and enjoys covering everything from TV shows (any Sopranos fans out there?) to photography. Throughout his years in Bored Panda, over 300 million people have read the posts he's written, which is probably more than he could count to.

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    Hans
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gas masks but sandals? No Geiger counter? Besides, there is a thin line between catatrophe tourism and keeping the memory alive as well as between investigative reporting and sensationalism.

    Joni
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know, really? I thought wearing gas mask, gloves but not wearing long pants and shoes?

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    Tarun
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sneaking into a abandoned supermarket to read outdated porno magazines,this guy is is really a daredevil

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    Hans
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gas masks but sandals? No Geiger counter? Besides, there is a thin line between catatrophe tourism and keeping the memory alive as well as between investigative reporting and sensationalism.

    Joni
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know, really? I thought wearing gas mask, gloves but not wearing long pants and shoes?

    Load More Replies...
    Tarun
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sneaking into a abandoned supermarket to read outdated porno magazines,this guy is is really a daredevil

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