[New post] Olympic sports were intended as celebration of Fukushima’s ”recovery” from nuclear disaster, but that didn’t work.

Christina MacPherson posted: " Fukushima, intended to celebrate recovery from nuclear disaster, will have an 'unfortunate' lack of fans for Japan's Olympic baseball game, By Blake Essig, Emiko Jozuka and George Ramsay, CNN July 28, 2021 After a 13-year hiatus, baseball is returning" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Antinuclear Olympic sports were intended as celebration of Fukushima's "recovery" from nuclear disaster, but that didn't work. by Christina MacPherson Fukushima, intended to celebrate recovery from nuclear disaster, will have an 'unfortunate' lack of fans for Japan's Olympic baseball game, By Blake Essig, Emiko Jozuka and George Ramsay, CNN July 28, 2021 After a 13-year hiatus, baseball is returning to the Olympics -- although no fans will be there to witness it. It's a particular disappointment for the city of Fukushima, where the Olympics was supposed to celebrate the region's recovery from a nuclear disaster more than a decade ago.......... ............  Iwamura adds that staging the Olympics in Japan is "controversial," but hopes that a successful Games can "spread the possibilities of overcoming difficulties" -- a particularly important message for Fukushima and one the city hopes to embody by hosting global sporting events....... https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/28/sport/fukushima-olympics-baseball-spt-intl/index.html This free site is ad-supported. Learn more ​ Christina MacPherson | July 29, 2021 at 5:21 am | URL: https://wp.me/pAhaJ-nOL Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Antinuclear. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://antinuclear.net/2021/07/29/olympic-sports-were-intended-as-celebration-of-fukushimas-recovery-from-nuclear-disaster-but-that-didnt-work/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com