Publication of autobiography looking back on the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident ``We must preserve it in history'' - Former Governor Yuhei Sato

Yuhei Sato (78), who as governor of Fukushima prefecture was responsible for responding to the Great East Japan Earthquake and the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster, published a book by the 14th called ``Yuhei Sato Autobiography'' that looks back on those days. Regarding his motivation for writing this book, he said, ``People who were born after the disaster are already high school students.Now that I'm an elderly person myself, I have to leave a legacy in history.''

The book consists of nine chapters that look back on Mr. Sato's life, with chapters 4 to 8 describing the response to the nuclear power plant accident and the lessons learned. In the book, he talks about the restart of nuclear power plants and the construction of new nuclear power plants, and warns, ``If we forget about the heat once it gets too hot, we risk repeating the same tragedy again.''

At the publication celebration held on the 7th, supporters expressed their desire to publish an English version and have it read overseas. Mr. Sato said, ``From now on, whether it's a disaster or global warming, we have to anticipate the unexpected and think of it as a global problem.''

Mr. Sato served as a parliamentary secretary and a member of the House of Councilors before being elected governor of Fukushima Prefecture in 2006. He served two terms until 2014.