Japan to lift evacuation order in town hosting Fukushima plant.
Japan will for the first time next month lift an evacuation order in one of two towns where the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is located, officials said Tuesday.
Okuma mayor Toshitsuna Watanabe described the decision as a"very welcome move", a town official said. Japan's government has lifted evacuation orders across much of the region affected by the meltdown -- allowing residents to return -- as Tokyo has pressed an aggressive decontamination programme involving removing radioactive topsoil and cleaning affected areas.
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