You’ve seen the terrible tragedies of Japan’s Fukushima disaster, but the animals left behind in the 12.5-mile radioactive exclusion zone are something you won’t see on the news. Former construction worker Naoto Matsumura, 55, decided to move there to care for its four-legged survivors. Matsumura is called the “guardian of Fukushima’s animals” because of the work he does to feed the animals. Despite the harmful radiation his body is subject to on a daily basis, he “refuses to worry about it.” Continue reading for more pictures and additional information.