Local government officials expressed concerns and outrage over plans to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, while some businesses say they are already suffering from the negative effects.
FUTABA, Fukushima Prefecture From a business perspective, an investment plan here by yarn producer Asanonenshi Co. did not much sense, even to President Masami Asano.
One area around the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant offers a dreary landscape with many patches of wasteland with weeds running wild and deserted buildings left to rust and decay.
Plans to dump nuclear contaminated water into the sea pose more danger in Japan despite government efforts to woo Fukushima residents back as Tokyo lifted an evacuation order on Tuesday for part of a town hosting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
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