Rest station in town hit by nuke disaster luring visitors

Rest station in town hit by nuke disaster luring visitors

TOMIOKA, Japan - A rest station in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, photographed on Sept. 26, 2014, is attracting an increasing number of visitors following the recent removal of local road traffic curbs imposed after the 2011 nuclear disaster. Opened in late August by a major construction company tasked with decontaminating the northeastern Japan town, the facility exhibits photos to help people understand cleanup work and has a bathroom and a lounge.

IAEA experts visit Fukushima

IAEA experts visit Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Miroslav Pinak (C), head of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Radiation Safety and Monitoring Section, speaks at a meeting in the city of Fukushima on July 22, 2013. Fifteen experts from the IAEA visited Fukushima Prefecture to cooperate with the prefecture in decontaminating areas exposed to radiation from the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Gov't eyes suing TEPCO

Gov't eyes suing TEPCO

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 2013 shows workers decontaminating a residential area in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, near Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The Environment Ministry is considering filing a lawsuit against TEPCO, seeking payment of about 16.5 billion yen in decontamination expenses since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, sources close to the matter said June 1, 2013.

J-Village soccer facility in Fukushima being decontaminated

J-Village soccer facility in Fukushima being decontaminated

Workers decontaminate slopes surrounding the J-Village soccer ground in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 13, 2015, in the Environment Ministry's full-scale cleanup work for the facility. J-Village has been used as a base for workers decontaminating the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant since the 2011 disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan decides to use state fund for decontaminating Fukushima

Japan decides to use state fund for decontaminating Fukushima

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) speaks in a meeting of the government's taskforce on nuclear disasters at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2016. Japan decided the same day to use state funds to decontaminate areas worst hit by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdowns, marking a shift from its position of making the operator of the crisis-hit power plant cover the costs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo