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2015.09.06

Evacuation order lifted for town of Naraha but few returning home

The evacuation order has been lifted for the town of Naraha in Fukushima prefecture on Sep.5, allowing 7,400 r
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2015.06.17

Government to lift evacuation order to town of Naraha by mid-August

On June 17th, the government  proposed lifting evacuation order to entire town of Naraha in Fukushima prefectu
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2015.04.18

530 Minamisoma residents sue government over hot spot delisting

Some 530 residents of a city near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant filed a lawsuit on April 17th demanding th
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2014.09.15

Gov’t reopend 14km road going through no-go zone

The government has reopened an approximately 14-kilometer stretch of road through an otherwise off-limits zone
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2014.07.16

Installing security cameras to catch thieves in the evacuation zone

Authorities in Fukushima Prefecture are installing security cameras to deter and catch unscrupulous thieves ta
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2014.04.24

1,692 abandoned cows culled all in 20 km restricted zone

The Fukushima Prefectural Government has finished culling 1,692 abandoned cows in the 20-km radius hot zone ar
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2014.04.17

Study on individual radiation doses kept secret for 6 months

The government kept a report about a study of individual radiation doses around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear pl
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2014.04.01

Area within 20km radius of Fukushima No.1 is allowed to live for the first time

The government on April 1st scaled down areas subject to evacuation orders since 3.11 disaster. The Miyakoji d
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2014.03.01

Timing of lifting of an evacuation advisory will be postponed in Iitate and Katsurao

The government decided to postpone the estimated timing of lifting of an evacuation advisory by one year — unt
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2014.02.25

Miyakoji residents showed mixed feelings toward full open of no-go zone

Residents attending a briefing on a government decision to lift an evacuation order in Miyakoji district showe
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2014.02.24

Evacuation advisory will be lifted in April 1st at no-go zone for the first time

An evacuation advisory issued after the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant meltdowns in March 2011 will likely be l
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2014.02.01

Village mayor of former evacuation zone plea calling on younger generation to return

Two years have passed since Mayor Yuko Endo of Kawauchi village, the highland farming village, which was decla
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2013.10.21

Decontamination in the evacuation zone is delaying

Decontamination work in some of the most contaminated towns around Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant is delay
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2013.08.08

Rearranging of all evacuation zones was completed in Fukushima

The Japanese government completed the realignment of all evacuation zone by rezoning an evacuation area in Kaw
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2013.08.01

Long stay program started at Miyakoji, though not many return

The long term stay program has started since August 1st 2013 at the evacuation zone in Tamura city. At Miyakoj
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2013.07.27

Preparatory stay will be permitted in Tamura city from August

The nuclear disaster site response headquarters announced on July 26 that it will allow stays of at least thre
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2013.05.28

Last no-go zone reorganized in Fukushima

More than 26 months after the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant triggered by the March 201
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2013.04.03

Access to Namie open up from April 1st

Namie town, designated as one of the evacuation zones, has been rearranged into three evacuation zones based o
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2013.01.24

Futaba Town Mayor Idogawa Resigned

Mr.Katsutaka Idogawa, mayor of Futaba town where No.5 & No.6 reactor of Fukushima Daiichi Nulcear power s
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