Japan sets no-entry zone around Fukushima plant

Japan sets no-entry zone around Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A police officer (R) explains to a driver about a no-entry zone set around the crippled Fukushima Nuclear Power Station on Route 6 in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, about 20 kilometers from the plant on April 22, 2011. The Japanese government imposed a no-entry zone within a 20-kilometer radius of the plant at midnight April 21 amid continued fears of radiation leaks.

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