Japan to Let More People Return to Nuclear Zone, Yomiuri Says
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said more parts of the zone contaminated by emissions from a crippled nuclear plant along the country’s northeast coast will be opened to returning evacuees in March 2017, the Yomiuri newspaper reported.
The prime minister ordered officials to prepare to lift evacuation advisories in two restricted areas, the Yomiuri reported Saturday, citing Abe. The zones to be re-opened include the towns of Kawamata, Tomioka and Namie, according to the report.