Japan decides to use state fund for decontaminating Fukushima

Japan decides to use state fund for decontaminating Fukushima

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) speaks in a meeting of the government's taskforce on nuclear disasters at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2016. Japan decided the same day to use state funds to decontaminate areas worst hit by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdowns, marking a shift from its position of making the operator of the crisis-hit power plant cover the costs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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