{"id":1298331,"date":"2025-09-27T16:36:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T13:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/three-ukrainian-bloggers-detained-in-japan-for-streaming-in-the-fukushima-exclusion-zone-what-is-known\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T16:36:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T13:36:25","slug":"three-ukrainian-bloggers-detained-in-japan-for-streaming-in-the-fukushima-exclusion-zone-what-is-known","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/three-ukrainian-bloggers-detained-in-japan-for-streaming-in-the-fukushima-exclusion-zone-what-is-known\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Ukrainian bloggers detained in Japan for streaming in the Fukushima exclusion zone: what is known"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In Japan, police detained three Ukrainian bloggers who illegally entered the exclusion zone near the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant and conducted a live broadcast from there. The Embassy of Ukraine in Japan condemned the incident and apologized to the Japanese for the actions of their compatriots.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This is reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/lnews\/fukushima\/20250925\/6050031061.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHK<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p> The incident occurred on September 24 in the town of Okuma. Three men \u2013 34-year-old Anatoliy Dybak, 29-year-old Vladislav Savinov, and 43-year-old Oleksandr Kryukov \u2013 run the &#8220;URBANIX&#8221; blog on Telegram and YouTube, where they shoot videos about abandoned locations. They entered an abandoned house in a zone of strict restrictions established after the 2011 accident and broadcast the process online.<\/p>\n<p> Japanese police were alerted to the violation after an anonymous tip about a YouTube video. On the morning of September 24, law enforcement officers found three Ukrainians in the house and arrested them for trespassing. The investigation confirmed that all suspects pleaded guilty. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BucMXnGmDCk?si=sGDoH7wt_AX1t7sl\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> The Ukrainian Embassy in Japan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ukr.embassy.japan\/posts\/pfbid029H525szXH9t57bzfGaRLEMk4iimUP6z6fbiTYzGwEFBEquN36MKtEWvXBPzet7tUl?rdid=FigdLlKr1j6IuVCk#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">called<\/a> the citizens&#8217; actions &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; and stressed that it was &#8220;deeply concerned&#8221; about the situation. The diplomats apologized to the Japanese, emphasizing that this incident should not overshadow the gratitude of the Ukrainian people for Japan&#8217;s friendship and assistance during the war.<\/p>\n<p> Former Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Serhiy Korsunsky also stated that he was &#8220;deeply shocked&#8221; by the act of his compatriots and apologized for this crime.<\/p>\n<p> The Fukushima exclusion zone remains dangerous due to high levels of radiation even 14 years after the disaster, which occurred after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami destroyed the cooling systems of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in 2011. It was the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Japan, police detained three Ukrainian bloggers who illegally entered the exclusion zone near the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant and conducted a live broadcast from there. The Embassy of Ukraine in Japan condemned the incident and apologized to the Japanese for the actions of their compatriots. This is reported by NHK . 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