Ōkuma (大熊町, Ōkuma-machi) is a Town located in Futaba District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. In 2010, the town had a population of 11,515 However, the town was totally evacuated in the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster and remains effectively a ghost town, although some residents have been permitted return during daylight hours from May 2013. As of December 2014, the town had an official registered population of 10,876 and a population density of 138 persons per km².