Residents protest plan for nuke waste disposal facility in north Japan

Residents protest plan for nuke waste disposal facility in north Japan

Residents in Kami, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, protest to Environment Ministry officials on Oct. 27, 2015, during their visit to the town, a candidate site for constructing a facility to dispose of radioactive and other waste. The officials gave up conducting an on-site survey in the face of the protest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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