Environment Minister Hosono at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono apologizes during a press conference at the Environment Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2011, for an incident involving the inappropriate disposal of radioactive soil. A ministry official got rid of a small amount of low-level radioactive soil sent anonymously to the ministry from Fukushima Prefecture by dumping it at an empty lot near the official's home in Saitama Prefecture.

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