Tokyo - Arab Today
An evacuation order has been lifted for most parts of a Japanes city in Fukushima Prefecture following the 2011 nuclear disaster.
Japan's Minamisoma City became the 5th and largest-ever municipality to have its evacuation order lifted since the disaster, according to Japan's (NHK WORLD) radio.
The evacuation order for the city's districts of Odaka and Haramachi was lifted on Tuesday.
One household is still barred from returning because its area has a relatively high level of radiation.
About 10,800 residents are now allowed to return to their homes.
The city must deal with a declining and aging population. Young people moved out of the city following the nuclear accident.
The local government is trying to mitigate public concern about radiation, improve the medical welfare system and transportation network, and attract commercial facilities.
More than five years on, evacuation orders are still in place in several other municipalities in the prefecture. About 90,000 people are still taking shelter in Fukushima and elsewhere.
Source: QNA