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A local superhero to the rescue
BY TAKEMICHI NISHIBORI STAFF WRITER
2012/11/30
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Iwaki's local hero Jangara (Photo by Takemichi Nishibori)
IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture -- Homegrown "superhero" Jangara is used to battling villains, but he now has a new arch-enemy to confront: a perception that it is not safe to visit Iwaki because of the earthquake and tsunami disaster that triggered meltdowns at the nearby Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant last year.
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