'Hot spots' in Fukushima declared safe but few returning home

'Hot spots' in Fukushima declared safe but few returning home

Shuichi Kanno, chief of the Takakura district of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, holds up a Geiger counter to measure the level of airborne radiation in the district on Jan. 22, 2015. The Japanese government has lifted its evacuation advisory for the once "hot spot" area in northeastern Japan by saying radioactive contamination from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has returned to safe levels, but very few evacuees have actually decided to move back. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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