Winery in former evacuated village in Fukushima drives reconstruction

A winery located in an area of Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan that was briefly evacuated after the 2011 nuclear disaster is hoping to become a driving force for local reconstruction efforts.Kawauchi Winery in the village of Kawauchi has been expanding its sales channels to other prefectures, with its vineyard and facilities recently garnering attention as a tourist attraction."It's grown over the past 10 years, but there's still more to do," said Hideya Kitamura, director of Kawauchi Winery.The village was one of many in the region that was evacuated in the wake of the Fukushima D…READ FULL ARTICLE