Japan markets Fukushima in South Korea for first time since 2011
The Straits Times
The 30‑second clip featured several well‑known sites. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SEOUL - A tourism video promoting Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima region is airing on billboards across Seoul, in what a Japanese official called a first since the 2011 nuclear accident.
The 30‑second clip was produced by Japan’s Reconstruction Agency, a government body that deals with the aftermath of the 2011 disaster.
It featured several well‑known sites and carried captions reading: “Now time to visit Fukushima with 15 years of recovery.”
The Fukushima catastrophe unfolded in March 11, 2011 when a powerful earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands of people triggered one of the world’s worst nuclear accidents.
“As we reach the turning point marking the 15th anniversary of the earthquake, we hope this will showcase Fukushima’s recovery and the appeal of its food and tourism,” a representative of the Japanese embassy in Seoul told AFP on March 10, adding it will run through to March 15.
More than 9.4 million South Koreans visited Japan in in 2025, making them the largest group among all foreign visitors to the country, according to official Japanese data.
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