Overview

• Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said the government will set a precedent by using soil with radioactivity under 8,000 becquerels per kilogram on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Tokyo grounds.
• More than 14 million cubic meters of decontaminated soil are stored at interim sites in Fukushima’s Okuma and Futaba towns.
• A 2013 law mandates that 75% of material below the safety threshold be recycled for public works projects across Japan.
• The Environment Ministry will cover the reused foundation soil with a thick layer of topsoil to ensure radiation levels remain negligible.
• Following IAEA endorsement, authorities plan to secure permanent disposal locations outside Fukushima Prefecture by March 2045.