In early August in the Japanese city of Fukushima, a sculpture of Sun Child artist Kenji Yanobee. The statue depicts a child in a yellow radiation protection suit holding a helmet in his hand, and the radiation dosimeter on his chest is at the zero mark. The sculpture was placed near the children's educational center Kon-Kon on the initiative of the City Hall. The authorities explained that the art object was installed in memory of the victims of the accident at the nuclear power plant "Fukushima-1", which occurred on March 11, 2011.

Local residents criticized the sculpture. According to The Japan Times, after the official opening of the statue, residents of Fukushima flooded the mayor's office with calls and letters criticizing the new art object. Many thought that the sculpture could damage the image of Fukushima. "Tourists might think that the city is so polluted [with radiation] that people here have to wear protective suits," The Japan Times reports the words of one of the residents. Others note that after the disaster at nuclear power plants, the radiation in these places will never be zero, as Yanobe. The artist himself explained that the number on the dosimeter symbolizes a world free from nuclear disasters. Most of the artist's works somehow affect the topic of radiation.

After criticism from local residents, the Fukushima City Hall decided to discuss the future of the art object.