With green energy, Japanese governor wants to take Fukushima out of nuclear shadow

FILE PHOTO: Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field (FH2R), opened in March 2020 as one of the world's largest hydrogen production sites, is pictured in Namie Town, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, March 6, 2021. PREUTERS/ Yuka Obayashi

NAMIE, Japan (Reuters) - A decade after Japan's devastating nuclear meltdown, the governor of Fukushima hopes the prefecture can step out of the shadow of disaster and become a symbol for green energy, although some residents are sceptical.

The March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami ravaged northeast Japan and crippled the Dai-ichi nuclear plant. It also triggered widespread opposition to nuclear power, complicating energy policy for resource-poor Japan.