What was the real-life impact of the Fukushima nuclear disaster?

It is important to note that, while there were no deaths immediately during the nuclear disaster, the BBC reports that a number of people died in the evacuation, including dozens of hospital patients who had to be moved due to fears of radiation.

According to Japanese health and radiation specialist Shunichi Yamashita, too, the “life expectancy of the evacuees has dropped from 65 to 58 years – not because of cancer, but because of depression, alcoholism and suicide”.

Who will star in The Days?

Koji Yakusho will lead the series, playing a character modelled after Masao Yoshida, the plant manager at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Netflix series The Days is a must-watch for fans of Chernobyl