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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Mari Yamaguchi

Japanese PM uses radioactive Fukushima soil in his garden to prove a point

Black garbage bags filled with radioactive waste are kept temporally in a field in Minamisoma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan - (Kyodo News)

Japan has announced plans to use slightly radioactive soil, stored near the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, for flower beds outside Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s office.

The move is intended to demonstrate the safety of reusing soil that was removed from Fukushima prefecture during decontamination efforts following the 2011 nuclear disaster. Officials say that some of the soil has now reached levels deemed safe for reuse.

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