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[Breaking News]Fukushima soil moved to PM's yard in effort to allay safety fears

TOKYO, Japan, July 19 Kyodo - Soil collected in decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex is delivered to central Tokyo on on July 19, 2025, to be spread in the front yard of the prime minister's office, as the government attempts to allay safety concerns about its use. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima soil used for yard of PM office

Photo taken on July 22, 2025, shows the front yard of the prime minister's office in Tokyo, containing soil generated during decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The soil was moved recently from interim facilities to store such soil, set up in Fukushima plant co-hosts Okuma and Futaba towns in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, with the government attempting to allay the public's safety concerns about the soil.

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Fukushima soil used for yard of PM office

Photo taken on July 22, 2025, shows the front yard of the prime minister's office in Tokyo, containing soil generated during decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The soil was moved recently from interim facilities to store such soil, set up in Fukushima plant co-hosts Okuma and Futaba towns in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, with the government attempting to allay the public's safety concerns about the soil.

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Fukushima soil moved to PM's yard in effort to allay safety fears

Soil collected in decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex is delivered to central Tokyo on on July 19, 2025, to be spread in the front yard of the prime minister's office, as the government attempts to allay safety concerns about its use.

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Fukushima soil moved to PM's yard in effort to allay safety fears

Soil collected in decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex is delivered to central Tokyo on July 19, 2025, to be spread in the front yard of the prime minister's office, as the government attempts to allay safety concerns about its use.

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Fukushima soil moved to PM's yard in effort to allay safety fears

Soil collected in decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex is delivered to central Tokyo on on July 19, 2025, to be spread in the front yard of the prime minister's office, as the government attempts to allay safety concerns about its use.

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Fukushima soil moved to PM's yard in effort to allay safety fears

Soil collected in decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex is delivered to central Tokyo on on July 19, 2025, to be spread in the front yard of the prime minister's office, as the government attempts to allay safety concerns about its use.

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Nigeria to improve foreign exchange liquidity, restore market confidence

STORY: Nigeria to improve foreign exchange liquidity, restore market confidence DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:26 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of event at the annual Nigerian Economic Summit in the capital of Abuja 2. various of stakeholders present 3. SOUNDBITE (English): BOLA TINUBU, Nigerian President STORYLINE: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said on Monday that crucial plans are underway to improve foreign exchange liquidity in a bid to restore market confidence and allay concerns of the country's business community. Speaking at the opening session of the annual Nigerian Economic Summit in the capital of Abuja, Tinubu said his administration will address the challenges that investors have so far faced in the financial markets, while pledging to honor every legitimate contract with respect to the nation's foreign exchange obligations. SOUNDBITE (English): BOLA TINUBU, Nigerian President "My government is not blind to the challenges that several of you are facing in the

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India bans exports of white rice variety to meet domestic demand

STORY: India bans exports of white rice variety to meet domestic demand DATELINE: July 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of Govt. building 3. various of rice field 4. various of rice wholesale market 5. various of types of rice 6. various of export containers STORYLINE: The Indian government on Thursday announced a ban on exports of a particular variety of white rice to ensure its adequate availability and allay price rise in the domestic market. According to an official statement issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, the ban on exports of non-basmati white rice would immediately come into force. "The domestic prices of rice are on an increasing trend. The retail prices have increased by 11.5 percent over a year and 3 percent over the past month," said the statement. An export duty of 20 percent on the rice was imposed in September 2022 to ensure its availability in the domestic market. Howeve

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Cabinet spokesman talks on state secrecy protection law

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says at a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2104, that he is open to more questions about a controversial state secrecy protection law to help allay any concerns Japanese citizens may have. The act is set to come into effect on Dec. 10.

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Fishermen sell seafood at fair in Ibaraki Pref.

TSUKUBA, Japan - A fisherman directly sells seafood to customers at a fair for Ibaraki Prefecture's marine products held in Tsukuba in the prefecture on March 15, 2014. Fishermen are promoting local marine products to allay consumers' concerns about their safety in the wake of the nuclear accident in the neighboring prefecture following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Genkai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 9, 2011, shows the Genkai nuclear power plant operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Japan plans to conduct safety assessments called ''stress tests'' on all its nuclear power plants to allay heightened public concerns over their safety, industry minister Banri Kaieda said July 6, 2011.

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Genkai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 9, 2011, shows the Nos. 2 (back) and 3 (front) reactors of the Genkai nuclear power plant operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Japan plans to conduct safety assessments called ''stress tests'' on all its nuclear power plants to allay heightened public concerns over their safety, industry minister Banri Kaieda said July 6, 2011.

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Spain PM vows reforms to allay concerns over fiscal health

TOKYO, Japan - Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2010. Zapatero said his government has been implementing austerity measures and various structural reforms to allay investors' concerns over his country's fiscal health.

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Japan urges Iraq to show evidence to int'l community

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) talks with Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires at the Iraqi Embassy in Tokyo, at the Diet building in Tokyo on Jan. 29. Kawaguchi urged Iraq to provide clear evidence to allay suspicions about its weapons programs.

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Upper house panel OKs bills to crack down on AUM

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Councillors Committee on Judicial Affairs adopts two bills Dec. 2 aimed at cracking down on the activities of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, paving the way for their enactment, possibly by Dec. 3. The bills, one sponsored by the government and the other by lawmakers, allow the monitoring of the cult's activities to allay public anxiety and offer assistance to victims of AUM-related crimes.

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China denies yuan devaluation

People's Bank of China Governor Dai Xianglong meets the press in Beijing on Jan. 27 and says China will not devalue the yuan, attempting to allay fears in international markets that China is planning to do just that.

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Japan urges Iraq to show evidence to int'l community

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) talks with Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires at the Iraqi Embassy in Tokyo, at the Diet building in Tokyo on Jan. 26. Kawaguchi urged Iraq to provide clear evidence to allay suspicions about its weapons programs. (Kyodo)

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Spain PM vows reforms to allay concerns over fiscal health

TOKYO, Japan - Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2010. Zapatero said his government has been implementing austerity measures and various structural reforms to allay investors' concerns over his country's fiscal health. (Kyodo)

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Genkai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 9, 2011, shows the Nos. 2 (back) and 3 (front) reactors of the Genkai nuclear power plant operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Japan plans to conduct safety assessments called ''stress tests'' on all its nuclear power plants to allay heightened public concerns over their safety, industry minister Banri Kaieda said July 6, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Genkai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 9, 2011, shows the Genkai nuclear power plant operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Japan plans to conduct safety assessments called ''stress tests'' on all its nuclear power plants to allay heightened public concerns over their safety, industry minister Banri Kaieda said July 6, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Cabinet spokesman talks on state secrecy protection law

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says at a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2104, that he is open to more questions about a controversial state secrecy protection law to help allay any concerns Japanese citizens may have. The act is set to come into effect on Dec. 10. (Kyodo)

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Mexico worried, irritated about Trump's immigration policy

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly attend a joint press conference after a meeting with Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray in Mexico City on Feb. 23, 2017. In an effort to allay Mexico's concern about U.S. immigration policy, Kelly said there "will be no use of military force" in immigration operations, and that there will be "no mass deportations." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China denies yuan devaluation

People's Bank of China Governor Dai Xianglong meets the press in Beijing on Jan. 27 and says China will not devalue the yuan, attempting to allay fears in international markets that China is planning to do just that. ==Kyodo