122K / 200K have returned per this 2019 article: > Radiation from the fuming plant spread over tile-roofed towns and rice paddies across an area the size of Co

122K / 200K have returned per this 2019 article: > Radiation from the fuming plant spread over tile-roofed towns and rice paddies across an area the size of Connecticut. The meltdown 150 miles north of Tokyo drove more than 200,000 people out of the region. Most believed they were fleeing for their lives. Now, almost eight years after the accident, the government has lifted most evacuation orders. Nearly 122,000 people have been allowed to return to communities where weeds have overtaken parking lots. * https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fukushima-residents-return-despite-radiation/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fukushima-residen...