March 11, 2011 marked the date that the northern region of Japan, Tohoku, experienced a terrible environmental tragedy that changed the lives of many Japanese. A violent earthquake and tsunami caused widespread and irrevocable damage not only to the Tohoku region and the communities living there, but also to the nuclear reactors of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, resulting in the uncontrolled release of radiation into the environment. Because of this nuclear catastrophe at the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant, many people began to question the plausibility of nuclear safety and the possibility of reliable information from the government. Japan, having suffered nuclear attacks in the past, has become a highly “nuclearized” nation, despite the dangers and risks involved. Japanese acceptance of nuclear energy developed through the employment of the “myth of safety” and the promotion of the benefits of nuclear energy. Before the Fukushima accident, Japanese citizens did not realize the danger and risk that nuclear energy posed because the government had taught them otherwise. Many are beginning to understand that the health and safety of those directly affected by the earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima have been seriously compromised by a misguided national dependence on electricity and nuclear-generated energy, driven by the government and implemented through the use of the “security myth”. As a result, the Fukushima accident profoundly transformed Japanese attitudes towards nuclear energy. In the wake of this disaster, the Japanese people are faced with difficult questions regarding the state of their nation, their energy dependence on nuclear power, the competence and trustworthiness of their government, and the health and safety of the country. of paper… has begun to take on active roles in numerous ways. The culmination of these events severely altered how the Japanese view their government, nuclear energy, and the status of their nation. The future of nuclear energy, at this point, is set to steadily decline in Japan due to the disaster and its severe lack of support. If the Japanese government chooses to follow the wishes of its citizens and abandon this extensive use of nuclear energy, Japan's energy and security policies will transform immensely. Japan's energy resources will no longer be manipulated and under the control of large corporations profiting from or the influence of other countries in the global sphere. Additionally, the country will have to decide whether to rely on environmentally harmful and hazardous nuclear energy and imported resources, or explore alternative sources of green energy..