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Fukushima nuclear disaster

Fukushima nuclear disaster happened in 2011. Below is how it touched each generation, based on the life stage they were in at the time.

a nuclear accident in 2011 at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan. The proximate cause of the disaster was the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_nuclear_disaster

Impact by generation (2011)

How old each generation was when this happened, and the life stage they were in.

Generation Born Age in 2011 Life stage
Lost Generation 1883–1900 no longer living
Interbellum Generation 1901–1913 98–110 retired
Greatest Generation 1914–1924 87–97 retired
Silent Generation 1925–1945 66–86 retired
Baby Boomers 1946–1964 47–65 working–retired
Generation X 1965–1980 31–46 working
Generation Y 1981–1996 15–30 school–working
Generation Z 1997–2012 newborn–14 school
Generation Alpha 2013–2024 not yet born

Last updated: 2026-06-04