On May 5, some evacuation orders were lifted in the difficult-to-return zone in Iitate Village, Fukushima Prefecture. evacuation orders had been issued due to the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
The national government and villages are taking the lead in decontamination and infrastructure development. All evacuation orders for the "Designated Reconstruction and Revitalization Base Zones" set for six towns and villages around the nuclear power plant have been lifted. The reconstruction of these areas will become an issue in the future.