Press Conference by the Chief Cabinet Secretary (Excerpt)

Opening Statement by Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga

Decision to review the areas to which evacuation orders have been issued in Futaba Town, Fukushima Prefecture
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CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY SUGA: Today a round-robin meeting of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters was held, and it was decided to revise the areas to which evacuation orders have been issued in Futaba Town in Fukushima Prefecture. In specific terms, the whole of Futaba Town is currently designated as a restricted area, but this designation will be revised into two categories, namely areas where the evacuation order is ready to be lifted and areas where long-term evacuation is inevitable. The new designations will go into effect at midnight on May 28. With this revision the various areas and designations in a total of 10 out of 11 municipalities where restricted areas and deliberate evacuation areas are located have been completed. The Government seeks to implement similar revisions to the designation of areas in the remaining municipality of Kawamata Town at an early date.

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