http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110507002343.htmShinichi Ikeda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
May. 8, 2011
FUKUSHIMA--Norio Kanno, mayor of Iitatemura, Fukushima Prefecture, must evacuate his entire village by the end of the month under a government order due to radiation leaks from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
Kanno said the government needs to think more about the effects of the "loss of stability in life caused by the evacuation." He also expressed hope the village would overcome its current difficulties, as long as people "hold on to their feelings toward their hometown."
The following are excerpts of an interview with Kanno.