THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 31, 2022 at 18:07 JST
Rows of tanks holding contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant on Jan. 17. The No. 3 reactor building is seen on the left and the No. 4 reactor building on the right. (Shigetaka Kodama)
Shovel loaders digging pits at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Jan. 17 were a rare sign of progress in the government’s contentious water-discharge plan at the stricken site. [Read More]
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