Japan further scales back evacuation zones around Fukushima plant

Japan further scales back evacuation zones around Fukushima plant

Local residents pray in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 31, 2017, in front of the monument commemorating those killed in the 2011 tsunami. The Japanese government lifted evacuation orders for areas less seriously contaminated by radiation due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster of 2011, including some parts of Namie and Kawamata. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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