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Nuclear Ghost: Atomic Livelihoods in Fukushima's Gray Zone By Ryo Morimoto, 2023. p. 356. Hardback, $85.00 USD, ISBN: 9780520394100. Paperback, $29.95, ISBN: 9780520394117. Ebook, $29.95, ISBN: 9780520394124

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Nuclear Ghost: Atomic Livelihoods in Fukushima's Gray Zone By Ryo Morimoto, 2023. p. 356. Hardback, $85.00 USD, ISBN: 9780520394100. Paperback, $29.95, ISBN: 9780520394117. Ebook, $29.95, ISBN: 9780520394124

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 December 2023

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Chiara Ramponi*
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Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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International Journal of Asian Studies , First View , pp. 1 - 5
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