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TOKYO, Jul 19 (News On Japan) - Japan's Environment Ministry on July 19th transported soil generated during decontamination efforts in Fukushima Prefecture—following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster—to the front garden of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo's Nagatacho district.

The soil, which had been stored at an interim storage facility in the towns of Okuma and Futaba, is being reused as part of an effort to foster public understanding about the safety of decontaminated material.

Source: Kyodo

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