Japan gov't to delay lifting of evacuation order for Fukushima town

Japan gov't to delay lifting of evacuation order for Fukushima town

Yosuke Takagi (standing), a senior Japanese vice industry minister, tells Naraha Mayor Yukiei Matsumoto (2nd from L) on July 6, 2015, in Naraha that the central government plans to lift its evacuation order for the town in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 5, rather than in mid-August as earlier proposed, after some residents forced to evacuate after the 2011 nuclear disaster said they were not ready to return. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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