Japan lifts evacuation order in town near Fukushima 12 years after nuclear disaster

Small areas reopen near Fukushima nuclear plant, few return

TOKYO — Evacuation orders were lifted in small sections of a Japanese town just southwest of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Saturday, in time for the area’s popular cherry blossom season, and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida joined a…

Small areas reopen near Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant; few return

Evacuation orders were lifted in small sections of a town just southwest of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Saturday, in time for the area’s popular cherry blossom season, and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida joined a ceremony to mark the reopening. The area of about 4 square kilometers where entry…

Small areas reopen near Fukushima plant, few return

TOKYO: Evacuation orders were lifted in small sections of Tomioka, a town just southwest of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, on Saturday, in time for the area's popular cherry blossom season and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida joined a ceremony there to mark the reopening.The area of about 4 square kilometers (1.5 square miles) where entry restrictions were lifted as part of Tomioka, most of which had already been reopened.Former …

Small areas reopen near Fukushima nuclear plant, few return

Evacuation orders were lifted in small sections of a Japanese town just southwest of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Saturday, in time for the area’s popular cherry blossom season, and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida joined a ceremony to mark the reopening. The area of about 4 square...

Small areas reopen near Fukushima nuclear plant, few return | Science-Environment

Small areas reopen near Fukushima nuclear plant, few return Evacuation orders were lifted in small sections of a Japanese town just southwest of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Saturday, in time for the area's popular cherry blossom season, and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida joined a ceremony to mark the reopening.The area of about 4 square kilometers (1.5 square miles) where entry restrictions were lifted is part of Tomioka town, mo…

Japan lifts evacuation order in town near Fukushima 12 years after nuclear disaster

Japan's prime minister said the reopening of the area of Tomioka, a town near the wrecked Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, was "by no means a final goal, but the start of the recovery" from the 2011 disaster.