Fukushima fishermen restart operations

Fukushima fishermen restart operations

SOMA, Japan - Fishermen get ready for fishing operations at the port of Matsukawaura in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, at 1:35 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2013, as commercial fishing restarts following its suspension in late August due to contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant leaking into the ocean.

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