Minister apologizes for remark on Fukushima nuclear soil storage

Minister apologizes for remark on Fukushima nuclear soil storage

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (bowing) apologizes on June 23, 2014, to Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato as reporters look on at the Fukushima prefectural offices for a recent remark suggesting the issue of where to store contaminated soil from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is a matter of money.

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