The cheery jingle on the radio reminds you of a different time in this part of eastern Japan , a different world that existed before March 11 , 2011 . Operation to clean up irradiated areas around Fukushima nuclear plant continues . Original 20-kilometer ( 12-mile ) exclusion zone around crippled facility remains . The government has said it will not allow any more evacuees from the area back into their homes until a new evacuation plan is in place, but residents have been told they can return as soon New radioactive leaks at plant continue to cause concern two and a half years on .
Operation to clean up irradiated areas around Fukushima nuclear plant continues . Original 20-kilometer ( 12-mile ) exclusion zone around crippled facility remains . The government has said it will not allow any more evacuees from the area back into their homes until a new evacuation plan is in place, but residents have been told they can return as soon New radioactive leaks at plant continue to cause concern two and a half years on .