{
  "id": 12132128,
  "title": "Evacuation Order to Be Partially Lifted in Fukushima Town",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/evacuation-order-to-be-partially-lifted-in-fukushima-town",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T10:49:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026100500539/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Futaba, a town in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, will begin partially easing its evacuation order in December, according to a recent announcement. This decision comes after decontamination efforts and infrastructure improvements in the town's specified living areas for returnees. The order will be lifted in some 113 hectares across two administrative districts, marking the first such easing in six Fukushima municipalities, including Futaba. The evacuation order will be completely lifted in these districts by the end of March next year, and for the third district by the end of that same month. Futaba, which hosts the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, where the 2011 meltdown accident occurred, had initially planned to lift the order by the end of next March.",
  "summary": "Fukushima, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)--The town of Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture will see the evacuation order lifted in December in some areas in its so-called difficult-to-return zone, where entry is restricted due to high levels of radiation following the 2011 nuclear accident. The move will affect some 113 hectares in two administrative districts in the northeastern Japan town's specified liv...",
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    "Futaba town in Fukushima Prefecture to partially ease evacuation order in December.",
    "Complete order lifting by end of March next year for two districts, third by end of same month."
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}