Agricultural Land in Fukushima Converted to Solar Farms, Bringing Unsightly Sprawl

Agricultural Land in Fukushima Converted to Solar Farms, Bringing Unsightly Sprawl

Solar panels have been installed across more than seven square kilometers of farmland in Fukushima Prefecture since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, an analysis of satellite data by The Yomiuri Shimbun has found. Of this, 4.7 square kilometers is concentrated in the 12 municipalities surrounding the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.