A short drive from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site, novice farmer Takuya Haraguchi tends to his kiwi saplings under the spring sunshine, bringing life back to a former no-go zone. Haraguchi was 11 ...

METENGLIANG, 6 Feb: Sixty farmers from Chaglagam, Metengliang, Kongra and Rittiliang villages received kiwi and plum saplings during a ‘training-cum-input distribution’ programme organised here by the ...

Takuya Haraguchi is hoping to revitalise agriculture in the Fukushima area by growing kiwi fruit - Copyright AFP Richard A. Brooks Takuya Haraguchi is hoping to ...

He first visited Okuma in 2021 for an event targeted at students, and met residents trying to bring back kiwi farming in an effort to rebuild their community. He also met a veteran farmer, who moved ...