'Hazmat' suit statue near site of Japanese nuclear disaster sparks uproar

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - A statue of a child wearing what appears to be a hazardous material suit unveiled near the site of a Japanese nuclear disaster has drawn a barrage of criticism from residents and forced the sculptor to apologise.

The 6.2-metre high statue, "Sun Child", was put up in the city of Fukushima, north of Tokyo, this month and shows a child in what appears to be a bright yellow "hazmat" suit holding a helmet in one arm.