Environment minister Hosono in press conference

Environment minister Hosono in press conference

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Japanese Environment Minister Goshi Hosono speaks to reporters in the city of Fukushima on Dec. 28, 2011, after meeting with Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato and other local leaders over decontamination efforts near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. In the meeting, Hosono formally asked that an interim storage facility for radioactively contaminated soil and other waste be built in Futaba county in Fukushima Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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