Minister of the Environment Yamaguchi visited the town around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station of Tokyo Electric Power Company and exchanged opinions with local residents.
Minister Yamaguchi told reporters that he would do his utmost to lift the evacuation order for the specified reconstruction and regeneration base area.
Minister of the Environment Yamaguchi visited Fukushima Prefecture on the 29th, met with the mayors of Futaba Town, Naraha Town, Tomioka Town, and Okuma Town, and visited the interim storage facility for decontamination waste.
In Okuma Town, we exchanged opinions with five local residents.
In Okuma Town, the evacuation order for the specified reconstruction and regeneration base area is scheduled to be lifted next spring, and a woman who ran a general store in front of the station before the earthquake said, "After evacuating to Tokyo after the earthquake, at a temporary store. We have resumed business. I think that more people will visit Okuma Town, so I would like to make souvenirs for Okuma Town. "
In addition, Mr. Hisato Suzuki, who was the general affairs section manager of Okuma Town at the time of the earthquake, said, "I want you to decontaminate the entire area where it is difficult to return, and eliminate the word" difficult to return area. " It's often difficult, but it's important to have a solid discussion. "
After that, Minister Yamaguchi told reporters, "First of all, we will do our best to lift the evacuation order for the specified reconstruction and regeneration base area."
"There are some technical difficulties, but I would like to move forward step by step so that decontamination of the entire difficult-to-return area will be completed."