Evacuation orders for three towns in Fukushima Prefecture will be partially canceled. JR Joban Line will be opened on all lines. January 17 11:52
The government has officially announced that some of the evacuation orders issued in Fukushima, Fukushima, Okuma and Tomioka towns following the accident at the TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station will be lifted in March. I decided. As a result, the JR Joban Line, which has been suspended for some sections since the earthquake and accident, is expected to open on all lines.
The government officially announced that Prime Minister Abe will attend a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office to cancel some of the evacuation orders issued in three towns in Futaba County, Fukushima Prefecture. I decided.
In Futaba-cho, where evacuation orders continue throughout the town, evacuation orders will be lifted at midnight on March 4 in the northeastern part of the town.
The evacuation order will be canceled at midnight on March 5 at Okuma Town and at 6 am on March 10 at Tomioka Town.
It is the first time in about nine years after an accident that evacuation orders have been lifted in a “return-to-return zone” where radiation levels are high and access is severely restricted.
The cancellation of this evacuation order includes three stations on the JR Joban Line, Futaba Station, Ono Station, and Yonomori Station, and their surroundings. On March 14, the JR Joban Line will open on all lines. Expected.
Prime Minister Abe concluded the meeting of the Task Force by saying, "The torch relay will start on this beach on March 26. I would like you to visit the region and use it as a catalyst to greatly accelerate the recovery of Fukushima. "