like yauemon sato. he was a passionate sake brewer for most of his life. the 72-year-old was the 9th generation to run the brewery. but then, in 2011, the fukushima nuclear disaster happened, only 100 kilometers away from the headquarters of the family business. yauemon: at the time i really thought that's it for our sake brewery, after 220 years. you think, those jerks! who is to blame for this? they had claimed that it was all a hundred percent safe. reporter: fortunately though, the nuclear radiation did not reach aizu. today, they still produce the rice wine here. but a lot has changed. this company now exists, with the colorful fist in its logo. yauemon sato is no longer a brewer as his main profession, he's now an energy manager. together with others he founded the electricity provider aizu power. they want to establish their own energy supply, based only on renewable energy sources. eight rural communities, 20 local companies and private individuals have pooled the money for it. they want the region's future to be free of nuclear power. yauemon: fos