Nuclear Ghost – Atomic Livelihoods in Fukushima′s Gray Zone: California Series in Public Anthropology

"Ryo Morimoto's unparalleled, compassionate gaze in Nuclear Ghost brings us deep into the liminal zone of evacuated, post-cataclysm Minamisōma. Ghosts are many--unseen radioactivity, lost friends and livelihood, stigma--haunting citizens striving to live beyond victimhood. Morimoto vividly captures their lifeworld. To understand post-disaster Fukushima, you must read this book."--Peter Galison, Joseph Pellegrino University Professor, Harvard University

"Ryo Morimoto applies an Indigenous studies perspective in this brilliant, must-read work about disaster's consequences. Insightfully illuminating how science dehumanizes survivors, he masterfully dignifies Fukushima's residents as they navigate uncertainty and bravely rebuild their lives."--Valerie Lambert, Choctaw Nation, author of Native Agency: Indians in the Bureau of Indian Affairs