Japan is easing evacuation advisories around the tsunami-devastated Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant to reassure tens of thousands of residents who fled that it's safe to return home.
A 12-mile (20-kilometer) no-go zone will remain in place around the plant, which was badly damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that left nearly 21,000 people dead or missing across Japan's northeast coast and triggered the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl.
But Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Friday that advisories for areas 12-19 miles (20-30 kilometers) away would be formally lifted.
Officials said that the plant had been restored to a relatively stable condition and that radiation levels were low enough to warrant the lifting of the advisories, which affected 59,000 people.
AP
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