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David Guttenfelder
The Associated Press

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"JAPAN'S NUCLEAR REFUGEES"

Leo Hoshi, a Japanese animal rights activist, walks along the Fukushima coast just half a kilometer away from the power plant over the hill ahead of him. Despite stiff penalties for illegally entering the zone, some animal rescuers defied restrictions as they sought to aid pets and farm animals that had been left behind.