Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. has halted sales of plastic file folders bearing images of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant amid a torrent of criticism.
The company ended sales only a week after it began selling the folders to visitors to the plants. The items were met with criticism, with some critics noting there are still people who remain displaced by the 2011 accident that crippled the plant.
The folders display color images of the exteriors of the No. 1 to 4 reactors at the plant, among other pictures of the facility. A set of three A4-size folders could be purchased for 300, yen including tax.
TEPCO started selling the folders at two convenience stores on the grounds of the plant on Aug. 1, attracting a flood of complaints by phone and on Twitter. "It's wrong to sell commemorative goods as some people remain in a state of evacuation," complained one person.
The company halted sales of the folders on Aug. 8.
Last fiscal year, about 12,000 people visited the Fukushima plant. According to the company, it began planning sales of the folders as commemorative goods in response to requests from visitors.
A few hundred sets were sold in the one week of sales. "We want to hear the opinions of visitors and make improvements if necessary," a TEPCO official said.
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