Japan touts completion of Fukushima cleanup at environment meeting

Japanese Environment Minister Masaharu Nakagawa told his counterparts from China and South Korea on Sunday that radioactive decontamination work following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster is "all done" except for so-called difficult-to-return zones.At the 20th Tripartite Environment Ministers Meeting held in Suzhou, eastern China, Nakagawa also used the opportunity to again request the lifting of food import restrictions from Japanese regions hit by the Fukushima disaster.Beijing has banned food imports from 10 Japanese prefectures surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi plant, while Seoul has…READ FULL ARTICLE